Moths of North Carolina
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80 NC Records

Glaphyria sesquistrialis Hübner, 1823 - White-roped Glaphyria Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: GlaphyriinaeTribe: [Glaphyriini]P3 Number: 80a1175 MONA Number: 4870.00 MONA Synonym: Glaphyria sequistrialis
Comments: The genus Glaphyria contains nine described species that are found in the New World from Canada southward to Brazil. The U.S. has seven species, with six occurring in North Carolina. They are all small moths that characteristically posture with the forelegs projecting forward. The larval life histories of all of our species are undocumented.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Munroe (1972)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of the forewing is ocherous-yellow and is overlain with white lines and spots that have distinct brown edging (Forbes, 1923). The basal third of the wing has a series of poorly organized white lines and spots, while the antemedian line is distinct and waved. The postmedian line is sinuous on the dorsal half, then curved outward before angling obliquely to the costa. The black terminal line is distinct but broken, with the black spots preceded by white spots. The fringe is evenly ocherous-yellow and concolorous with the ground color.

Glaphyria glaphyralis is generally similar, but is lighter, lacks brown edging on the lines, and has white spotting in place of a broken, black terminal line. Aethiophysa invisalis is also similar, but the terminal dots are obscure and the fringe is two-toned, with the outer half pure white.
Forewing Length: 7.0-8.5 mm (Munroe, 1972)
Adult Structural Features: Munroe (1972) has descriptions of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history is undocumented.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Glaphyria sesquistrialis is widely distributed across the eastern US, with the range extending from Maine and Massachusetts westward across the Great Lakes states to southern Minnesota and eastern Nebraska. From there, the range extends southward to Oklahoma, central and eastern Texas, the Gulf Coast states and Florida. Populations also occur in Ontario and Quebec. We have records from all three physiographic regions, but far fewer from the Blue Ridge than the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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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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