Moths of North Carolina
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Blastobasis floridella (Dietz, 1910) - No Common Name

Blastobasis floridellaBlastobasis floridellaBlastobasis floridella
Taxonomy
Family:
Blastobasidae		P3 Number:
59a1765		 MONA Number:
1160.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: As of 2024, we only have a single site record at Fort Macon State Park.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Blastobasis floridellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: The only recorded host is Zamia pumila (Robinson et al., 2023), which is not present in North Carolina.
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1?]
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Photos: 3
Blastobasis floridellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-13
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Blastobasis floridellaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2017-09-14
New Hanover Co.
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Blastobasis floridellaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2017-09-00
Carteret Co.
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