Moths of North Carolina
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Endothenia hebesana (Walker, 1863) - Verbena Bud Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EndotheniiniP3 Number: 51a0466 MONA Number: 2738.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous. Reported hosts include foxglove (Aureolaria), larkspur (Delphinium), Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria), irises, beardtongue (Penstemon), false-dragonhead (Physostegia), Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea), skullcap (Scutellaria), goldenrod (Solidago), hedge-nettle (Stachys), American Germander (Teucrium canadense), mullein (Verbascum), and vervain (Verbena) (MacKay, 1959; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Endothenia hebesana - Verbena Bud Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-14
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: Adult was reared from seed heads on Bee Balm (Monarda didyma). Flower head collected on August 21; adult emerged on 5 September; pupation occurred in a fold in a bract just below the flower head.