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Tallula atrifascialis (Hulst, 1886) - Dark-banded Tallula

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Epipaschiinae		P3 Number:
80a0633		 MONA Number:
5591.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tallula atrifascialisAlamance 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: In the Coastal Plain, we have records from barrier islands and other tidewater areas as well as from sandhill habitats farther inland. In the Piedmont, records come primarily from lakeshore habitats. In the Mountains, this species has been recorded in two residential areas, at least one of which is located near a stream
Larval Host Plants: Heppner (2007) lists lemon as a host plant but some other species must be used in North Carolina. Other members of the citrus family (Rutaceae) may be used in some areas. Hercules-club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) could be used along the coast where a number of our records come from. Common Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) could be used in at least some of the areas across the rest of the state although at least some of our records come from sandy, acidic habitats where Ptelea is unlikely to occur. There is a BugGuide record (George Smiley, 2019) of larvae feeding in webs on Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) in Texas. Clearly, more research is needed to determine the range of host plants used by this species. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Tallula atrifascialis - Dark-banded Tallula

 90 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-24
Madison Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-17
Wilson Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-02
Wake Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-06
Madison Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-22
Orange Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-10
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07
Alamance Co.
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Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-09-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment:
Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Tallula atrifascialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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