Moths of North Carolina
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Plagiomimicus pityochromus Grote, 1873 - Black-barred Brown

Plagiomimicus pityochromusPlagiomimicus pityochromusPlagiomimicus pityochromus
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Amphipyrinae		Tribe:
Stiriini		P3 Number:
931661		 MONA Number:
9754.00		 Other Common Name:
Ragweed Seedcopper
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Poole (1995)                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Plagiomimicus pityochromusAlamance 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)

Click on graph to enlarge 		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: Our only recent records come from cove forests or from residential neighborhoods in the mountains with semi-natural vegetation.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on ragweeds (Ambrosia spp.) including Giant Ragweed (A. trifida) and Perennial Ragweed (A. psilostachya) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S2]
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 Plagiomimicus pityochromus - Black-barred Brown

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Plagiomimicus pityochromusRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Plagiomimicus pityochromusRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-12
Madison Co.
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Plagiomimicus pityochromusRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-12
Madison Co.
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