Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Choristostigma roseopennalis (Hulst, 1886) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: PyraustinaeTribe: SpilomeliniP3 Number: 801210.00 MONA Number: 5130.00
Comments: The main range of this species is in the eastern U.S., with major disjunct populations in southern Arizona and western Texas. Very limited BOLD data suggest that the eastern and western groups constitute separate genetic lineages.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hulst (1886)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This is a boldly marked species with contrasting pink and yellow patterning. The head is white above and the palps long and pink. The antenna and thorax are yellow. The forewing ground is yellow and is overlain with pink along the costa, as a broad band at two thirds the wing length, and as a broad subterminal band. The two bands have a broad connection along the inner margin and a narrow one along the costa, which has a small notch at around two-fifths the wing length. The hindwing is white.
Wingspan: 18 mm (Hulst, 1886)
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: Choristostigma roseopennalis has a somewhat unusual distribution with several disjunct populations in Mexico, southeastern Arizona and western Texas, as well as the main range in the eastern U.S., where it occurs in Maryland, Virginia, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia. As of 2023, all of our records are from the Blue Ridge.
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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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