Moths of North Carolina
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33 NC Records

Argyrostrotis anilis (Drury, 1773) - Short-lined Chocolate Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: PoaphiliniP3 Number: 930956.00 MONA Number: 8764.00
Comments: One of six species in this genus, all of which occur in central and eastern North America, including North Carolina (Sullivan and Lafontaine, 2011).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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 records come from woodlands and edges
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on plums, crabapples, and hawthorns (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Argyrostrotis anilis - Short-lined Chocolate Moth

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-07-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-07-30
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-07-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Hart on 2007-06-04
Harnett Co.
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