Moths of North Carolina
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Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818 - Grateful Midget Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932238 MONA Number: 9684.00
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: Our records come from nearly all habitat types in the state, from maritime dunes on the barrier islands to spruce-fir forests on the summits of our highest mountains. Both open and forests habitats are used, bottomlands and dry ridges, peatlands, longleaf pine habitats, old fields and ruderal habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larval hosts still need to clarified but captive larvae feed on algae and fungi (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
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 grata - Grateful Midget Moth

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2024-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-03-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-03-30
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-16
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-08
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-25
Carteret Co.
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