Moths of North Carolina

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Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, 1998 - Flame-shouldered Dart

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Noctuini

P3 Number:
933529

MONA Number:
10891.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Ochropleura plecta); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical 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) 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: Fields, waste lots, woodlands, and general open areas.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on forbs but have also been recorded on willow (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 [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 Ochropleura implecta - Flame-shouldered Dart

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

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-10 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-10 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09 Henderson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-06 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-26 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-24 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-11 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-07-03 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-26 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-26 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-17 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-13 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Richard Teper on 2023-05-06 Durham Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-09 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-03 Wake Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-01 Buncombe Co. Comment: