Moths of North Carolina
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94 NC Records

Spodoptera dolichos (Fabricius, 1794) - Dolichos Armyworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ProdeniiniP3 Number: 932221.00 MONA Number: 9671.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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 croplands, waste places, and other open areas as habitats used by this species. Our records come mainly from barrier islands, coastal savannas, and sand ridges. Away from the Coastal Plain, habitats include residential areas and mountain forests. At least some of these records probably represent strays or migrants.
Larval Host Plants: Like other members of this genus, this species is polyphagous on herbaceous plants, including many crop species (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Spodoptera dolichos - Dolichos Armyworm Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-22
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-22
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-23
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-21
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-10-28
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-10-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Sally Gewalt, John Petranka, and Chuck Smith on 2022-10-19
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-11-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-10-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-25
Carteret Co.
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