Moths of North Carolina
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52 NC Records

Xestia praevia Lafontaine, 1998 - Praevia Dart Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933585.00 MONA Number: 10968.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1998)                                                                                 
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:
Larval Host Plants: Feeds on a fairly wide range of conifers, including Pines, Spruce, Fir, and Hemlock (Lafontaine, 1998) - View
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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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 Photo Gallery for Xestia praevia - Praevia Dart Moth

Photos: 22

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-19
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-05
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-10-04
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-05
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2018-07-18
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-01
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-08-12
Cherokee Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-08-11
Cherokee Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2014-08-26
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-24
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-16
Ashe Co.
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