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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Oecophoridae Members:
Callima argenticinctella
Carolana ascriptella
Decantha boreasella
Decantha stecia
Eido trimaculella
Fabiola edithella
Fabiola shaleriella
Fabiola tecta
Idioglossa miraculosa
Inga cretacea
Inga sparsiciliella
Mathildana flipria
Mathildana newmanella
Polix coloradella
Promalactis suzukiella
Stathmopoda aenea
Stathmopoda elyella
Ymeldia janae
Polix
Members:
Polix coloradella
1 NC Records
Polix coloradella
(Walsingham, 1888) - The Skunk Moth
Taxonomy
Family:
Oecophoridae
Tribe:
Oecophorini
P3 Number:
59a0054
MONA Number:
1058.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
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BugGuide
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iNaturalist
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Google
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BAMONA
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GBIF
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
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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
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Larval Host Plants:
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Status in North Carolina
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Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Polix coloradella
- The Skunk Moth
Photos: 2
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: From 4.300' in a northern hardwood forest.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: