Moths of North Carolina
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Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 - Erythrina Borer Moth

Terastia meticulosalis
Taxonomy
Family:
Crambidae		Subfamily:
Spilomelinae		Tribe:
Margaroniini		P3 Number:
80a0996		 MONA Number:
5239.00		 Other Common Name:
Erythrina borer
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: As of 2024, we only have a single site record in Hyde County.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Terastia meticulosalisAlamance 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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are borers in Erythrina (Robinson et al., 2023). The only species known to occur in North Carolina is Coral-bean (E. herbacea), though it is rare and localized along the southern NC coast.
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 Photo Gallery for Terastia meticulosalis - Erythrina Borer Moth

Photos: 1
Terastia meticulosalisRecorded by: Kelly Davis on 2024-09-27
Hyde Co.
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