Moths of North Carolina
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393 NC Records

Elaphria versicolor (Grote, 1875) - Variegated Midget Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932228.00 MONA Number: 9678.00
Comments: One of fourteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), nine of which have been recorded in North Carolina
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: We have records from nearly all types of forests and shrublands found across the state
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on epiphytic algae, bark, galls, fruit, and foliage and have been observed on a number of different deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs (Wagner et al., 2011). The details of the diet still need to be determined. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
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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 Elaphria versicolor - Variegated Midget Moth

144 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2024-03-14
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-16
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-14
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-08
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-04
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-04-24
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-04-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-07
Orange Co.
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