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Elaphria chalcedonia (Hübner, [1808]) - Chalcedony Midget

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Elaphriini		P3 Number:
932230		 MONA Number:
9679.00
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.
Elaphria chalcedoniaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records from a very wide range of habitats, covering the entire state. This species appears to be most common in the Coastal Plain, where it appears to be most abundant in fairly dry habitats, including maritime dunes on the barrier islands, pine savannas and pine-oak sandhills. A few records also come from bottomland and non-riverine forests. In the Piedmont, most records come from residential areas but also from dry, semi-open woodlands and lakeshores. Mountain records come from high elevation forests as well as mesic forests and riparian habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded primarily on members of the Plantaginaceae, Phrymaceae, and Scrophulariaceae (formerly all in the Scrophulariaceae), including Penstemon, Mimulus, and Scrophularia (Covell, 1984). Sugarcane has also been reported (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
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.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Elaphria chalcedonia - Chalcedony Midget

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Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-11-07
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-11-06
Carteret Co.
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Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, John F. Jarvis, S. L. Reeves on 2025-11-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Tony McBride, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-18
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-15
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-12
Henderson Co.
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Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-08
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-09
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-08-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-28
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-02
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30
Wake Co.
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Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-20
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-10
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-02
Pender Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-15
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-16
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria chalcedonia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
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