Moths of North Carolina
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Ogdoconta cinereola (Guenée, 1852) - Common Pinkband Moth

Ogdoconta cinereolaOgdoconta cinereola
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Condicinae		Tribe:
Condicini		P3 Number:
932018		 MONA Number:
9720.00
Comments: A New World genus of some 18 species centered in Central America and the southwestern US. One species ventures into North Carolina where it occurs across the state and is common. A number of neotropical species await description.
Species Status: A specimen from North Carolina has been barcoded and falls within the variation of haplotypes seen across the range of this species. There is no evidence of additional hidden species although several new ones were recently described from Florida and the southwest US (Metzler et al, 2013).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small moth usually grayish with a pink tinge. Look for the slanted pinkish area between the postmedial and subterminal lines.
Adult Structural Features: Both male and female genitalia allow easy recognition of the species. In the male the valve is divided and the clasper lies within the cleft of the valve. In the female the junction of the ductus bursae, corpus bursae and the appendix bursae are proximate.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Like so many Noctuids, larvae are green with prominent longitudinal dorsal and subdorsal white stripes. Can be confused with Condica sutor (Wagner et al., 2011) and may need to be inspected closely for identification.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Found from the Barrier Islands to the High Mountains; almost certainly occurs in every county of the state
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Ogdoconta cinereolaAlamance 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.