Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« Home »
View PDFErebidae Members:
Lesmone Members:
192 NC Records

Lesmone detrahens (Walker, 1858) - Detracted Owlet Moth

Lesmone detrahensLesmone detrahensLesmone detrahensLesmone detrahens
view caption
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Ophiusini		P3 Number:
930970		 MONA Number:
8651.00
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.
Lesmone detrahens
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide range of open, herbaceous habitats, both natural and disturbed.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on partridge-pea (Chamaecrista spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). J.B. Sullivan also recorded a larva on Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Lesmone detrahens - Detracted Owlet Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-05-20
Transylvania Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Miles Buddy on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Columbus Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2024-08-29
Union Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-24
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-17
Madison Co.
Comment: