Moths of North Carolina
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750 NC Records

Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 - Wedgling Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932249.00 MONA Number: 9688.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
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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Immature 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list woodlands and meadows as habitats used by this species. Our records come from a wide range of both open and forested habitats, and both wet and dry.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous on Wood Sorrels (Oxalis spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
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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 Galgula partita - Wedgling Moth

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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-03-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-03-05
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-02-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-02-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-01-28
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-01-15
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-12-24
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-24
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-11-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-25
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-17
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-08-17
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-11
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-10
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-07-22
Cumberland Co.
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