Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Globia Members:	16 NC Records
Globia oblonga (Grote, 1882) - Oblong Sedge Borer

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Tribe: Apameini

P3 Number: 932438.00

MONA Number: 9449.00

MONA Synonym: Capsula oblonga

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Archanara oblonga); 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come from marshy beaver and depression ponds, lakeshores, mountain bogs, and other open wetlands that support cattails.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on cattails (Forbes, 1954). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S5

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

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Globia oblonga - Oblong Sedge Borer		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-14 Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Tony McBride on 2023-07-23 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-08-27 Beaufort Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Taylor on 2020-08-27 Beaufort Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-06-28 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ed Corey on 2016-06-24 Washington Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2014-06-22 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

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