Moths of North Carolina
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411 NC Records

Elaphria chalcedonia (Hübner, [1808]) - Chalcedony Midget Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ElaphriiniP3 Number: 932230.00 MONA Number: 9679.00
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 a very wide range of habitats, covering the entire state. This species appears to be most common in the Coastal Plain, where it appears to be most abundant in fairly dry habitats, including maritime dunes on the barrier islands, pine savannas and pine-oak sandhills. A few records also come from bottomland and non-riverine forests. In the Piedmont, most records come from residential areas but also from dry, semi-open woodlands and lakeshores. Mountain records come from high elevation forests as well as mesic forests and riparian habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded primarily on members of the Plantaginaceae, Phrymaceae, and Scrophulariaceae (formerly all in the Scrophulariaceae), including Penstemon, Mimulus, Scrophularia; Sugarcane has also been reported (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
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 Elaphria chalcedonia - Chalcedony Midget Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-20
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-10-27
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-26
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-10-26
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-02
Carteret Co.
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