Moths of North Carolina
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279 NC Records

Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 - Rustic Quaker Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933136.00 MONA Number: 10585.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Orthodes crenulata); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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, woodlands, and other mostly open habitats (Wagner et al., 2011)
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on many species of forbs and also grasses (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 S5
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 Orthodes majuscula - Rustic Quaker Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-25
Clay Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-24
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-14
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-23
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-10-15
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-04-29
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-04-29
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-04-29
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-28
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-08
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-28
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-28
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-03-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-10
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-08-12
Buncombe Co.
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