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Comachara cadburyi
Diphthera festiva
Abrostola ovalis
Abrostola urentis
Argyrogramma verruca
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Ctenoplusia oxygramma
Chrysodeixis includens
Autoplusia egena
Rachiplusia ou
Diachrysia aereoides
Diachrysia balluca
Allagrapha aerea
Pseudeva purpurigera
Polychrysia morigera
Chrysanympha formosa
Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides
Megalographa biloba
Autographa precationis
Autographa ampla
Anagrapha falcifera
Syngrapha alias
Syngrapha rectangula
Tripudia rectangula
Tripudia flavofasciata
Exyra fax
Exyra ridingsii
Exyra semicrocea
Ozarba aeria
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Deltote bellicula
Protodeltote muscosula
Maliattha synochitis
Maliattha concinnimacula
Lithacodia musta
Pseudeustrotia carneola
Homophoberia cristata
Homophoberia apicosa
Capis curvata
Argillophora furcilla
Cerma cora
Cerma cerintha
Leuconycta diphteroides
Leuconycta lepidula
Amyna bullula
Amyna axis
Ponometia parvula
Ponometia semiflava
Ponometia candefacta
Ponometia erastrioides
Ponometia tortricina
Ponometia exigua
Spragueia dama
Spragueia onagrus
Spragueia leo
Spragueia apicalis
Tarache aprica
Tarache terminimaculata
Bagisara repanda
Bagisara rectifascia
Panthea acronyctoides
Panthea furcilla
Colocasia flavicornis
Colocasia propinquilinea
Charadra deridens
Raphia frater
Acronicta rubricoma
Acronicta americana
Acronicta hastulifera
Acronicta lepusculina
Acronicta innotata
Acronicta betulae
Acronicta radcliffei
Acronicta tritona
Acronicta albarufa
Acronicta connecta
Acronicta funeralis
Acronicta vinnula
Acronicta superans
Acronicta laetifica
Acronicta hasta
Acronicta spinigera
Acronicta morula
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Acronicta exilis
Acronicta ovata
Acronicta modica
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Harrisimemna trisignata
Elaphria cyanympha
Eudryas unio
Eudryas grata
Psychomorpha epimenis
Alypia octomaculata
Apamea verbascoides
Apamea inebriata
Apamea nigrior
Apamea cariosa
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Apamea cristata
Apamea vulgaris
Apamea lignicolora
Apamea vultuosa
Apamea plutonia
Apamea amputatrix
Melanapamea mixta
Apamea indocilis
Apamea sordens
Apamea dubitans
Apamea helva
Apamea devastator
Lateroligia ophiogramma
Resapamea trigona
Resapamea passer
Apamea lintneri
Oligia chlorostigma
Oligia modica
Mesapamea fractilinea
Neoligia crytora
Platypolia mactata
Fishia illocata
Meropleon cosmion
Meropleon cinnamicolor
Meropleon titan
Meropleon diversicolor
Meropleon ambifusca
Lemmeria digitalis
Parastichtis suspecta
Xylomoia chagnoni
Photedes carterae
Photedes enervata
Franclemontia interrogans
Capsula oblonga
Macronoctua onusta
Loscopia velata
Loscopia roblei
Protapamea danieli
Protapamea louisae
Protapamea unidentified species
Cherokeea attakullakulla
Amphipoea interoceanica
Amphipoea americana
Amphipoea unidentified species
Parapamea buffaloensis
Papaipema cerina
Papaipema duovata
Papaipema cataphracta
Papaipema polymniae
Papaipema araliae
Papaipema arctivorens
Papaipema impecuniosa
Papaipema astuta
Papaipema lysimachiae
Papaipema pterisii
Papaipema stenocelis
Papaipema speciosissima
Papaipema inquaesita
Papaipema rutila
Papaipema baptisiae
Papaipema insulidens
Papaipema nepheleptena
Papaipema marginidens
Papaipema appassionata
Papaipema eryngii
Papaipema furcata
Papaipema nebris
Papaipema necopina
Papaipema maritima
Papaipema eupatorii
Papaipema nelita
Papaipema rigida
Papaipema cerussata
Papaipema unimoda
Achatodes zeae
Acrapex relicta
Iodopepla u-album
Bellura gortynoides
Bellura brehmei
Bellura obliqua
Bellura densa
Euplexia benesimilis
Phlogophora iris
Phlogophora periculosa
Ipimorpha pleonectusa
Chytonix palliatricula
Chytonix sensilis
Niphonyx segregata
Dypterygia rozmani
Dypterygia patina
Hyppa xylinoides
Hyppa contrasta
Nedra ramosula
Properigea costa complex
Properigea tapeta
Phosphila turbulenta
Phosphila miselioides
Fagitana littera
Callopistria floridensis
Callopistria mollissima
Callopistria granitosa
Callopistria cordata
Acherdoa ferraria
Magusa orbifera
Magusa divaricata
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Proxenus miranda
Athetis tarda
Crambodes talidiformis
Balsa malana
Balsa tristrigella
Balsa labecula
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Spodoptera latifascia
Spodoptera dolichos
Spodoptera eridania
Spodoptera unidentified species
Elaphria fuscimacula
Elaphria nucicolora
Elaphria versicolor
Elaphria chalcedonia
Elaphria georgei
Elaphria festivoides
Elaphria alapallida
Elaphria cornutinus
Elaphria grata
Elaphria unidentified species
Galgula partita
Perigea xanthioides
Condica videns
Condica mobilis
Condica vecors
Condica sutor
Condica cupentia
Condica confederata
Emarginea percara
Ogdoconta cinereola
Azenia obtusa
Plagiomimicus pityochromus
Cirrhophanus triangulifer
Basilodes pepita
Stiria rugifrons
Cosmia calami
Lithophane semiusta
Lithophane patefacta
Lithophane bethunei
Lithophane innominata
Lithophane petulca
Lithophane disposita
Lithophane hemina
Lithophane joannis
Lithophane oriunda
Lithophane signosa
Lithophane lemmeri
Lithophane baileyi
Lithophane querquera
Lithophane scottae
Lithophane viridipallens
Lithophane laceyi
Lithophane tepida
Lithophane antennata
Lithophane georgii
Lithophane laticinerea
Lithophane grotei
Lithophane unimoda
Lithophane adipel
Lithophane unidentified species
Lithophane abita
Pyreferra hesperidago
Pyreferra citrombra
Pyreferra ceromatica
Pyreferra pettiti
Eupsilia vinulenta
Eupsilia sidus
Eupsilia schweitzeri
Eupsilia cirripalea
Eupsilia tristigmata
Eupsilia morrisoni
Eupsilia devia
Sericaglaea signata
Xystopeplus rufago
Metaxaglaea inulta
Metaxaglaea viatica
Metaxaglaea semitaria
Metaxaglaea australis
Metaxaglaea violacea
Metaxaglaea unidentified species
Epiglaea decliva
Epiglaea apiata
Epiglaea unidentified species
Chaetaglaea fergusoni
Chaetaglaea rhonda
Chaetaglaea sericea
Eucirroedia pampina
Sunira bicolorago
Anathix ralla
Platypolia anceps
Xylotype capax
Sutyna privata
Pachypolia atricornis
Feralia jocosa
Feralia major
Feralia comstocki
Psaphida electilis
Psaphida grandis
Psaphida rolandi
Psaphida styracis
Psaphida resumens
Psaphida thaxterianus
Copivaleria grotei
Sympistis badistriga
Sympistis dinalda
Sympistis chionanthi
Sympistis perscripta
Cucullia alfarata
Cucullia florea
Cucullia asteroides
Cucullia convexipennis
Cucullia unidentified species
Anarta trifolii
Sideridis rosea
Sideridis congermana
Polia nimbosa
Polia imbrifera
Orthodes detracta
Orthodes goodelli
Morrisonia latex
Melanchra adjuncta
Melanchra picta
Lacanobia subjuncta
Lacanobia grandis
Spiramater lutra
Trichordestra legitima
Trichordestra beanii
Hadena ectypa
Hadena capsularis
Lacinipolia meditata
Lacinipolia anguina
Lacinipolia teligera
Lacinipolia renigera
Lacinipolia erecta
Lacinipolia lorea
Lacinipolia olivacea
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Lacinipolia explicata
Lacinipolia implicata
Dargida diffusa
Dargida rubripennis
Dargida aleada
Mythimna oxygala
Mythimna unipuncta
Leucania extincta
Leucania linita
Leucania phragmitidicola
Leucania linda
Leucania multilinea
Leucania lapidaria
Leucania commoides
Leucania insueta
Leucania incognita
Leucania subpunctata
Leucania scirpicola
Leucania adjuta
Leucania inermis
Leucania calidior
Leucania ursula
Leucania pseudargyria
Leucania unidentified species
Orthosia rubescens
Orthosia garmani
Orthosia revicta
Orthosia alurina
Orthosia hibisci
Crocigrapha normani
Himella fidelis
Egira alternans
Achatia distincta
Morrisonia mucens
Morrisonia evicta
Morrisonia confusa
Morrisonia triangula
Nephelodes minians
Homorthodes furfurata
Homorthodes lindseyi
Protorthodes oviduca
Ulolonche culea
Ulolonche modesta
Pseudorthodes vecors
Orthodes majuscula
Orthodes cynica
Tricholita signata
Xanthopastis regnatrix
Agrotis vetusta
Agrotis gladiaria
Agrotis venerabilis
Agrotis buchholzi
Agrotis volubilis
Agrotis malefida
Agrotis ipsilon
Feltia subterranea
Feltia manifesta
Feltia jaculifera
Feltia subgothica
Feltia tricosa
Feltia herilis
Feltia geniculata
Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris
Eucoptocnemis dapsilis
Feltia unidentified species
Euxoa messoria
Euxoa pleuritica
Euxoa immixta
Euxoa declarata
Euxoa campestris
Euxoa scholastica
Euxoa velleripennis
Euxoa tessellata
Euxoa violaris
Euxoa bostoniensis
Euxoa detersa
Euxoa redimicula
Dichagyris acclivis
Ochropleura implecta
Anicla lubricans
Anicla sullivani
Anicla forbesi
Anicla illapsa
Anicla simplicius
Anicla infecta
Anicla unidentified species
Peridroma saucia
Diarsia rubifera
Diarsia jucunda
Spaelotis clandestina
Xestia c-nigrum
Xestia dolosa
Xestia normanianus
Xestia smithii
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea
Agnorisma bugrai
Agnorisma badinodis
Agnorisma bollii
Xestia perquiritata
Xestia elimata
Xestia badicollis
Xestia praevia
Xestia dilucida
Xestia unidentified species
Xestia dolosa complex
Xestia elimata complex
Hemipachnobia subporphyrea
Hemipachnobia monochromatea
Cerastis tenebrifera
Cerastis fishii
Choephora fungorum
Aplectoides condita
Anaplectoides prasina
Anaplectoides pressus
Anaplectoides brunneomedia
Noctua pronuba
Protolampra brunneicollis
Eueretagrotis sigmoides
Eueretagrotis perattentus
Eueretagrotis attentus
Lycophotia phyllophora
Abagrotis alternata
Abagrotis cupida
Abagrotis magnicupida
Abagrotis brunneipennis
Abagrotis anchocelioides
Derrima stellata
Pyrrhia cilisca
Pyrrhia exprimens
Pyrrhia aurantiago
Helicoverpa zea
Heliothis subflexa
Heliothis virescens
Heliocheilus lupatus
Heliocheilus paradoxus
Schinia indiana
Schinia scissoides
Schinia bina
Schinia septentrionalis
Schinia sordidus
Schinia siren
Schinia tuberculum
Schinia lynx
Schinia obscurata
Schinia arcigera
Schinia jaguarina
Schinia rivulosa
Schinia nubila
Schinia saturata
Schinia thoreaui
Schinia gracilenta
Schinia trifascia
Schinia florida
Schinia mitis
Schinia sanguinea
Schinia lucens
Schinia nundina
Schinia cumatilis
Schinia carolinensis
26 NC Records
Metaxaglaea violacea
Schweitzer, 1979 - Holly Sallow
Taxonomy
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Noctuinae
Tribe:
Xylenini
P3 Number:
932601.00
MONA Number:
9945.20
Comments:
One of five species in this genus that occur in North America, all of which have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Not in either field guide
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
Technical Description, Adults:
Schweitzer (1979)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Schweitzer (1979); Wagner et al. (2011)
Adult Markings:
Metaxaglaea semitaria, viatica, and violacea are all medium-large Noctuids with similar wing patterns: dentate postmedian and antemedian lines; large,red-encircled orbicular and reniform spots; and a contrastingly dark band between the postmedian and the subterminal lines. Externally, they differ primarily in color, which can be subtle and highly dependent on the lighting conditions. Violacea has a dark red-brown ground color overlain with a violet iridescence (see Schweitzer, 1979, for details).
Adult Structural Features:
Male genitalia are very similar to those of viatica, both possessing long, thin spines at the apex of the valves; in contrast, both australis and semitaria have short spines. Specimens of violacea usually have a dorsal spine on the cucullus on at least one of the valves, whereas they may be completely missing (or present) in viatica; see Schweitzer, 1979, for illustrations as well as more detailed descriptions.
Immatures and Development:
Larvae of violacea are usually more bluish-gray than the other Metaxaglaea and possess conspicuous black, post-spiracular tubercles (pinnacula) that are not found in the other species (Schweitzer, 1979; Wagner et al., 2011).
Distribution in North Carolina
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:
Corresponding to the distribution of American Holly, our records for violacea come from a wide variety of forest habitats, ranging from Maritime Forests to floodplain hardwoods to mountain ridges.
Larval Host Plants:
Probably stenophagous. Larvae have been found on American Holly but have also been reared on other evergreen species of Ilex (Wagner et al., 2011).
Observation Methods:
Like other Metaxaglaeas, this species appears to come well to both blacklights and bait.
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.
Comments:
Although we still have relatively few confirmed records for this species, it appears to occur across the state, following the distribution of its common host plant. It thus seems relatively secure within the state.
Photo Gallery for
Metaxaglaea violacea
- Holly Sallow
Photos: 14
Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2019-01-03
Catawba Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-30
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-12-23
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-11-17
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-10-14
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-10-14
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-10-06
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2013-12-15
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-02-24
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-02-17
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-02-01
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-03-09
Warren Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 1994-02-20
Dare Co.
Comment: Determined by D.F. Schweitzer. Wingspan = 4.9cm; forewing length = 2.3cm
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 1992-11-11
Orange Co.
Comment: Wingspan = 5.0cm; forewing length = 2.5cm. This specimen is worn but still has a trace of purplish-red scales in the basal areas of the forewings.