Moths of North Carolina
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Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854) - Southern Hayworm Moth

Hypsopygia nostralis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Pyralinae		P3 Number:
80a0688		 MONA Number:
5531.00		 MONA Synonym:
Herculia sordidalis		Other Common Name:
Southern Hypsopygia
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypsopygia nostralisAlamance 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: The hosts are poorly documented. Heppner (2007) reports "hay," but this requires verification. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Hypsopygia nostralis - Southern Hayworm Moth

Photos: 12
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-19
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-15
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-14
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-10-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-28
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia nostralis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-28
Wake Co.
Comment: