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Doryodes spadaria Guenée, [1858] - Dull Doryodes

Doryodes spadariaDoryodes spadaria
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Euclidiini		P3 Number:
930927		 MONA Number:
8767.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine and Sullivan (2015)                                                                                 
Forewing Length: males: 13–20 mm, most commonly 16–18 mm; females: 18–21 mm, most commonly 19 mm (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Doryodes spadariaAlamance 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: Confined to salt marshes (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015).
Larval Host Plants: Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) is suspected to be the main host (Lafontaine and Sullivan, 2015). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Salt and Brackish Marshes
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 Doryodes spadaria - Dull Doryodes

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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-27
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-11
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-10
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-01-21
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-26
Pender Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-10
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-06-21
Carteret Co.
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Doryodes spadariaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2020-11-09
Carteret Co.
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