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Phalaenostola eumelusalis (Walker, 1859) - Dark Phalaenostola

Phalaenostola eumelusalisPhalaenostola eumelusalisPhalaenostola eumelusalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Herminiinae		P3 Number:
930513		 MONA Number:
8363.00		 Other Common Name:
Shadowy Phalaenostola
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Phalaenostola eumelusalisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come almost entirely from floodplain forests and open, graminoid-dominated wetlands; a very few also come from high elevation mesic forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on dead grass but the hosts used in the wild are unknown (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Hydric Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S3S5]
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 Phalaenostola eumelusalis - Dark Phalaenostola

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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-09
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-18
Chatham Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-07
Madison Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-01
Madison Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-05-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-09-05
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2012-05-25
Halifax Co.
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Phalaenostola eumelusalisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2010-07-08
Buncombe Co.
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