Moths of North Carolina
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Petrophila bifascialis (Robinson, 1869) - Two-banded Petrophila Moth

Petrophila bifascialisPetrophila bifascialis
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: AcentropinaeTribe: ArgyractiniP3 Number: 80a1339 MONA Number: 4774.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Munroe (1972a)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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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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Status in North Carolina
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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 Petrophila bifascialis - Two-banded Petrophila Moth

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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Coin, C. Sorenson on 2015-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2015-05-30
Orange Co.
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