Moths of North Carolina
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456 NC Records

Athetis tarda (Guenée, 1852) - Slowpoke Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: CaradrininiP3 Number: 932269.00 MONA Number: 9650.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Anorthodes tarda); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 25-28 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from wet-mesic hardwood forests, including some peatland areas where oaks are absent
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported on dead oak leaves (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Athetis tarda - Slowpoke Moth

134 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-09-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-23
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-05-06
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
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