Moths of North Carolina
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359 NC Records

Elaphria chalcedonia (Hübner, [1808]) - Chalcedony Midget Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932230.00 MONA Number: 9679.00
Comments: One of fourteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), nine of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records from a very wide range of habitats, covering the entire state. This species appears to be most common in the Coastal Plain, where it appears to be most abundant in fairly dry habitats, including maritime dunes on the barrier islands, pine savannas and pine-oak sandhills. A few records also come from bottomland and non-riverine forests. In the Piedmont, most records come from residential areas but also from dry, semi-open woodlands and lakeshores. Mountain records come from high elevation forests as well as mesic forests and riparian habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded primarily on members of the Plantaginaceae, Phrymaceae, and Scrophulariaceae (formerly all in the Scrophulariaceae), including Penstemon, Mimulus, Scrophularia; Sugarcane has also been reported (Robinson et al., 2010)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Elaphria chalcedonia - Chalcedony Midget Moth

149 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-12-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-02
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-10-30
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Richard Teper, Lior Carlson on 2022-10-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-10-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-26
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-22
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-07-31
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-11
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-22
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
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