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Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818 - Grateful Midget

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Elaphriini		P3 Number:
932238		 MONA Number:
9684.00
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 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.
Elaphria grataAlamance 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 records come from nearly all habitat types in the state, from maritime dunes on the barrier islands to spruce-fir forests on the summits of our highest mountains. Both open and forests habitats are used, bottomlands and dry ridges, peatlands, longleaf pine habitats, old fields and ruderal habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larval hosts still need to clarified but captive larvae feed on algae and fungi (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 grata - Grateful Midget

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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-20
Wilson Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-08-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26
Forsyth Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-17
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-07
Durham Co.
Comment:
Elaphria grata
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-06-03
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-06
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-03-29
Transylvania Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-03
Madison Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Elaphria grata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-14
Durham Co.
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Elaphria grata
Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Elaphria grata
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-11
Wake Co.
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