Moths of North Carolina
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333 NC Records

Protodeltote muscosula (Guenée, 1852) - Large Mossy Lithacodia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931290.00 MONA Number: 9047.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Lithacodia muscosula); 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list meadows, marshes, and other mesic to wet, often wooded grassy habitats as used by this species. Our records agree with that description.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on 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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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-27
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-27
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-09
Rockingham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-07
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-10
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2021-08-11
Alleghany Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-07-27
Graham Co.
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