Moths of North Carolina
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10 NC Records

Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854 - Sooty Bomolocha

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: HypeninaeP3 Number: 930580.00 MONA Number: 8457.00
Comments: One of 29 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Fifteen species have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: 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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our few records come mainly from shoreline habitats, including the edges of streams, lakes, and marshes
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Mallows, including Globemallow, False Mallow, and Sida (Wagner et al., 2018) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Hypena minualis - Sooty Bomolocha

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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-15
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-19
Onslow Co.
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