Moths of North Carolina
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Parachma ochracealis Walker, 1866 - Ochre Parachma


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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Pyralidae
Subfamily:
Chrysauginae
Tribe:
[Chrysaugini]
P3 Number:
80a0002
MONA Number:
5538.00
Other Common Name:
Parachma Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Parachma ochracealisAlamance 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)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records all come from either tidewater areas, including barrier islands, or inland areas with both sand ridges and shoreline habitats. Elsewhere, it occurs well inland from the coast.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 Parachma ochracealis - Ochre Parachma

46 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-17
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-10
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-25
Carteret Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-16
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-02
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-26
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-26
Brunswick Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-23
Carteret Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Scotland Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Parachma ochracealis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-20
New Hanover Co.
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