Moths of North Carolina
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Athetis tarda (Guenée, 1852) - Slowpoke Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Caradrinini		P3 Number:
932269		 MONA Number:
9650.00		 Other Common Name:
The Slowpoke
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Anorthodes tarda); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 25-28 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Structural photos
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.
Athetis tarda
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 SNR [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

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-15
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-09-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-02
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-04-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2024-04-23
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-19
Buncombe Co.
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