Moths of North Carolina
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Aglossa costiferalis (Walker, 1866) - Calico Pyralid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Pyralinae		Tribe:
Pyralini		P3 Number:
80a0669		 MONA Number:
5511.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Aglossa costiferalisAlamance 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: Our records come from cove forests and northern hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Hosts 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: 7
Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-06-16
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-17
Graham Co.
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Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-24
Madison Co.
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Aglossa costiferalisRecorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2018-07-31
Graham Co.
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