Moths of North Carolina
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Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) - Trapeze Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Crambidae		Subfamily:
Spilomelinae		P3 Number:
80a0997		 MONA Number:
5288.00		 MONA Synonym:
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This is a Neotropical species, found in both the Neotropics, Africa, India, Myanmara and the Galapagos (Landry, 2020). In North America, it occurs in Texas, Florida, and a few other sites in the Southeast.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Marasmia trapezalisAlamance 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 Hanover 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 reported to feed on a wide variety of plants of the family Poaceae, including rice, millet, sugar cane, and sorghum (Robinson et al., 2014; Landry, 2020). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Loamy, Fire-maintained Herblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments: Possibly adventive in North Carolina. Its residency status needs to be confirmed.