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Hypsopygia costalis (Fabricius, 1775) - Clover Hayworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Pyralinae		Tribe:
Pyralini		P3 Number:
80a0681		 MONA Number:
5524.00		 Other Common Name:
Gold Triangle
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Similar in pattern to Hypsopygia olinalis but the costal yellow patches are much broader and the fringe is also wider and entirely yellow rather than the two-toned fringe found in olinalis, with a inner pink band and outer yellow band (Forbes, 1924). H. costalis also often has a yellow terminal line whereas the terminal line in olinalis is not evidently different from the pinkish ground color.
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.
Hypsopygia costalisAlamance 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 feed on hay, including dried grasses and clover (Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Found in Europe as well as North America. Status of this species as native in North Carolina has not been determined

 Photo Gallery for Hypsopygia costalis - Clover Hayworm Moth

Photos: 27
Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-11-04
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-07
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-05
Wake Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-01
Buncombe Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-13
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Lior Carlson, Richard Teper on 2021-08-03
Orange Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-11-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-11-04
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-23
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-05
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-03
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-12
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-09
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-26
Madison Co.
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Hypsopygia costalisRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-11
Yancey Co.
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