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Moths of North Carolina
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Rifargia subrotata (Harvey, 1974) - Small Prominent

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Notodontidae		Subfamily:
Heterocampinae		P3 Number:
930087.5		 MONA Number:
7985.00		 MONA Synonym:
Heterocampa subrotata		Other Common Name:
Small Heterocampa
Comments: One of 21 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), seven 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.
Rifargia subrotataAlamance 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: The majority of our records come from brownwater river floodplains in the Coastal Plain and bottomlands in the Piedmont. Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) is the most likely host in those sites.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on hackberry (Celtis) species (Wagner, 2005). Other reported hosts needing confirmation include maple (Acer), birch (Betula), hickory (Carya), and witch-hazel (Hamamelis) (Tietz, 1972). In North Carolina, our only feeding record is from a hackberry. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4G5 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 Rifargia subrotata - Small Prominent

Photos: 28
Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-05
Orange Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-08-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-16
Durham Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-26
Guilford Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-06-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-15
Guilford Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-08-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-23
Guilford Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-12
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-12
Guilford Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-02
Guilford Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-08
Mecklenburg Co.
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Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-06-06
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Rifargia subrotataRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-05-19
Mecklenburg Co.
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