Moths of North Carolina
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78 NC Records

Aglossa disciferalis (Dyar, 1908) - Pink-masked Pyralid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PyralinaeTribe: PyraliniP3 Number: 80a0670 MONA Number: 5512.00 Other Common Name: Pink-masked Tabby
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:
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Aglossa disciferalis
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 primarily from wet-mesic forests, mostly from the mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 disciferalis - Pink-masked Pyralid

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-04
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-12
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2024-06-27
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-28
Madison Co.
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