Moths of North Carolina

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Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873 - Black-banded Owlet Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Herminiinae

P3 Number:
930514

MONA Number:
8364.00

Other Common Name:
Black-banded Phalaenostola

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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: Larvae feed on dead and living grasses, as well as other detritus (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Phalaenostola larentioides - Black-banded Owlet Moth

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

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07 Alamance Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2024-06-01 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-04 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25 Caswell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24 Polk Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24 Polk Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-01 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-05-22 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-21 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17 Orange Co. Comment:
	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. Comment:
	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. Comment: