Moths of North Carolina
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18 NC Records

Aglossa costiferalis (Walker, 1866) - Calico Pyralid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PyralinaeTribe: PyraliniP3 Number: 80a0669 MONA Number: 5511.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from cove forests and northern hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
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 Aglossa costiferalis - Calico Pyralid

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-06-16
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-17
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2018-07-31
Graham Co.
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