Moths of North Carolina
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Elaphria versicolor (Grote, 1875) - Variegated Midget Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932228 MONA Number: 9678.00
Comments: One of fourteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), nine of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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: We have records from nearly all types of forests and shrublands found across the state
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on epiphytic algae, bark, galls, fruit, and foliage and have been observed on a number of different deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs (Wagner et al., 2011). The details of the diet still need to be determined. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
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 Elaphria versicolor - Variegated Midget Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-10
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-05-25
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2024-03-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13
Wake Co.
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