Moths of North Carolina
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Emarginea percara (Morrison, 1875) - Beloved Emarginea


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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae
Tribe:
Psaphidini
P3 Number:
931606
MONA Number:
9718.00
Other Common Name:
Beloved Emarginea Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Emarginea percaraAlamance 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%20Hanover 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)

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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: Most of our records are from the Coastal Plain, particularly from sandhill streamhead swamps and other wetlands imbedded within dry uplands. Piedmont records come from wet hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Mistletoe (Phoradendron) (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Mistletoe Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S3S4]
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 Emarginea percara - Beloved Emarginea

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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-08-27
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Lior Carlson on 2021-07-24
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-08
Moore Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-08
Moore Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-17
Wake Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-09-18
Beaufort Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-09-18
Beaufort Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-10
Moore Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-27
Orange Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-06-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: B.Bockhahn, F.Williams on 2014-05-20
Gates Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2013-04-27
Mecklenburg Co.
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Emarginea percaraRecorded by: FKW on 2005-09-03
Gates Co.
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