Moths of North Carolina
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5 NC Records

Euxoa messoria (Harris, 1841) - Reaper Dart Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933319.00 MONA Number: 10705.00
Comments: One of 181 species that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Most are Western but 13 have been recorded in North Carolina. Euxoa messoria belongs to subgenus Longivesica (Lafontaine, 1987), which contains three other species, none of which has been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1987)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Can be confused with E. inmixta and E. scholastica; distinguishable by genitalia (Lafontaine, 1987).
Forewing Length: 13 to 18 mm (Lafontaine, 1987)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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