Moths of North Carolina
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Dryadaula visaliella (Chambers, 1873) - No Common Name

Dryadaula visaliella Dryadaula visaliella Dryadaula visaliella Dryadaula visaliella
Taxonomy
Family:
Dryadaulidae		P3 Number:
300032		 MONA Number:
307.00
Comments: Dryadaula visaliella as currently recognized appears to be a species complex with perhaps two or three undescribed species in eastern North America. Here, we treat all of our records as D. visaliella until a taxonomic revision of the group is made.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dryadaula visaliella Alamance 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 hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Dryadaula visaliella - None

Photos: 16
Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-14
Madison Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-07
Durham Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: J. B. Sullivan on 2023-09-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Dryadaula visaliella Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
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