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Drymoana blanchardi Heppner, 1985 - No Common Name

Drymoana blanchardiDrymoana blanchardiDrymoana blanchardi
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Glyphipterigidae		Subfamily:
Glyphipteriginae		Tribe:
[Glyphipterigini]		P3 Number:
36a0188		 MONA Number:
2336.20
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Heppner (1985)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Drymoana blanchardi is a distinctive sedge moth with an elongated, narrow forewing, a bristly scale tuft on the labial palp, and a coppery-brown forewing with an array of silvery fasciae and spots. The labial palp is smoky gray with bristly scales on the second segment that project forward. The head is gray with coppery scales intermixed, and the antenna is mostly coppery-brown, but with white annulations on the basal third. The forewing has a series of silvery marks that include, 1) a small spot near the center of the wing at around one-fourth from the base, 2) a complete, outwardly curved stripe at one-half the wing length that extends from the costa to the inner margin, 3) a short, posteriorly oblique costal stripe just beyond this at around two-thirds, 4) a pair of costal and opposing tornal stripes at around four-fifths, 5) an elongated stripe in the subapical region that extends from the costa to the outer margin, and a small spot in the outer margin near the apex. The fringe is coppery colored with an outer smoky-gray band, along with a similar band near the base. The outer portions of the legs are mostly black with white annulations on the tarsi.
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: As of 2025, the larval life history is undocumented.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Drymoana blanchardi is found in the Southeast and mostly restricted to the Coastal Plain. The range extends from eastern Texas and Louisiana eastward across the Gulf States to northern and central Florida, and then northward through South Carolina to southeastern North Carolina. There are isolated records from New Jersey where there appears to be a northern disjunct population. As of 2025, we have clusters of records from the Sandhills and in coastal areas to the east, along with one record from the northeastern Piedmont.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Drymoana blanchardiAlamance 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 Hanover 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.
Flight Comments: The adults have been collected from June through October in different areas of the range, with a strong seasonal peak in September and October. As of 2025, our records are from late-June through early-October.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Many of our records are from xeric habitats, but with wetlands nearby.
Larval Host Plants: As of 2025, the hosts are apparently undocumented. This species belongs to a taxonomic group (Subfamily Glyphipteriginae) whose larvae bore into the stems of sedges, rushes, and grasses. Drymoana blanchardi presumably uses members of one of these groups as hosts. - View
Observation Methods: The adults are attracted to lights, but are rarely seen during the day as is the case with many members of the Glyphipteriginae.
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species reaches the northern limits of its primary range in North Carolina and appears to be uncommon; it is generally associated with wetlands that are embedded in xeric landscapes.

 Photo Gallery for Drymoana blanchardi - None

Photos: 8
Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: Mark Shields, Laurie Hamon on 2025-09-19
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-20
Orange Co.
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Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-07-27
Jones Co.
Comment: 		Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-24
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-10
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Drymoana blanchardi
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-10
Onslow Co.
Comment: