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Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809) - Figure-seven Moth

Drasteria grandirena
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Melipotini		P3 Number:
930915		 MONA Number:
8641.00		 Other Common Name:
Figure-seven Drasteria
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.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Drasteria grandirenaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are monophagous on American Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, Jeff Niznik has reared a larva from Witch-hazel. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Drasteria grandirena - Figure-seven Moth

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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.
Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: Larva was on Witch-hazel.
Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-26
Jones Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-26
Jones Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2020-08-23
Burke Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-05-15
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-07-26
McDowell Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2014-07-07
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-21
Beaufort Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2011-04-21
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-05-03
Beaufort Co.
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Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2010-05-03
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Drasteria grandirenaRecorded by: Chris Helms on 2009-08-17
Columbus Co.
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