Moths of North Carolina
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272 NC Records

Ogdoconta cinereola (Guenée, 1852) - Common Pinkband Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: CondiciniP3 Number: 932018.00 MONA Number: 9720.00
Comments: A New World genus of some 18 species centered in Central America and the southwestern US. One species ventures into North Carolina where it occurs across the state and is common. A number of neotropical species await description.
Species Status: A specimen from North Carolina has been barcoded and falls within the variation of haplotypes seen across the range of this species. There is no evidence of additional hidden species although several new ones were recently described from Florida and the southwest US (Metzler et al, 2013).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small moth usually grayish with a pink tinge. Look for the slanted pinkish area between the postmedial and subterminal lines.
Adult Structural Features: Both male and female genitalia allow easy recognition of the species. In the male the valve is divided and the clasper lies within the cleft of the valve. In the female the junction of the ductus bursae, corpus bursae and the appendix bursae are proximate.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Like so many Noctuids, larvae are green with prominent longitudinal dorsal and subdorsal white stripes. Can be confused with Condica sutor (Wagner et al., 2011) and may need to be inspected closely for identification.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Found from the Barrier Islands to the High Mountains; almost certainly occurs in every county of the state
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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