Moths of North Carolina
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259 NC Records

Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873 - Black-banded Owlet Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HerminiinaeP3 Number: 930514.00 MONA Number: 8364.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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: Our records come from a wide range of woody and herbaceous, wet and dry, rich and nutrient-poor habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Dead and living grassses; other detritus (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 Phalaenostola larentioides - Black-banded Owlet Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-08-14
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-11
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-09
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-28
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-15
Guilford Co.
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