Moths of North Carolina
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155 NC Records

Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, 1998 - Flame-shouldered Dart Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933529.00 MONA Number: 10891.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Ochropleura plecta); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIFTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1998)                                                                                 
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: Fields, waste lots, woodlands, and general open areas
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded primarily on forbs but also on Willow (Wagner et al., 2011)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Ochropleura implecta - Flame-shouldered Dart Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-09
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-25
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-09-15
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-01
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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