Moths of North Carolina
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106 NC Records

Tosale oviplagalis (Walker, 1866) - Dimorphic Tosale Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: ChrysauginaeTribe: [Chrysaugini]P3 Number: 800052.00 MONA Number: 5556.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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: The majority of our records come from river and lake shorelines.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 Tosale oviplagalis - Dimorphic Tosale Moth

96 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-08-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: R. Teper D. George, S. Dunn, J. Niznik on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-06-29
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-09
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-07-20
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-12
Madison Co.
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