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Moths and butterflies were sampled at monthly intervals over a one year-period at four sites within the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsular region: Pettigrew State Park, Goose Creek State Park, Jockey’s Ridge State Park, and Nag’s Head Woods Ecological Preserve. Goals were to characterize the lepidopteran fauna for the region as well as for the individual preserves. Information on distribution, abundance, and habitat specialization was used to determine the conservation status within the state for each species, i.e., whether they should be listed as Natural Heritage Program elements or placed on the NHP Watch List. Within the individual parks and preserves, this information was used to identify management concerns of particular relevance for maintaining populations of native lepidoptera.