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Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 - Wedgling Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Elaphriini		P3 Number:
932224.5		 MONA Number:
9688.00		 Other Common Names:
The Wedgling, The Wedgeling
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.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Galgula partitaAlamance 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list woodlands and meadows as habitats used by this species. Our records come from a wide range of both open and forested habitats, and both wet and dry.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous on woodsorrel (Oxalis spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
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 Galgula partita - Wedgling Moth

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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-01
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock on 2025-08-25
Henderson Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-16
Transylvania Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-07-25
Forsyth Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-08
Brunswick Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-03
Wake Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-23
Wilson Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-07
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-04-17
Wake Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Steve Taylor on 2025-04-16
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-16
Chatham Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-16
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04
Madison Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-18
Madison Co.
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Galgula partitaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-14
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Galgula partitaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-03-13
Wake Co.
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