Moths of North Carolina
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167 NC Records

Homophoberia apicosa (Haworth, 1809) - Black Wedge-spot Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: CondiciniP3 Number: 932025.00 MONA Number: 9057.00
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: Wagner et al. (2011) list marshes, wetlands, fields, waste lots, and other open habitats as used by this species. Our records come from the edges of ponds, lakes, marshes, pocosins, swamps, and rivers.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Smartweed and Knotweed (Polygonum sp.) (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Shoreline Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Homophoberia apicosa - Black Wedge-spot Moth

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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-08-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2023-08-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-07-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Richard Teper on 2022-09-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Richard Teper on 2022-09-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-22
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-22
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2021-09-28
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-09
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-08-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-07-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-09
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-27
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-04
Buncombe Co.
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