Moths of North Carolina
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Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 - Wedgling Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Elaphriini		P3 Number:
932224.5		 MONA Number:
9688.00		 Other Common Names:
The Wedgling, The Wedgeling
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.
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.
Galgula partita
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 woodsorrel (Oxalis spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). - 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Galgula partita - Wedgling Moth

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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-02-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-02-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-02-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-02-09
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-02-07
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-02-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-12-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-11-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-11-01
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-10-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-09-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-08
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-26
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-12
Brunswick Co.
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