Moths of North Carolina
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Salebriaria turpidella (Ragonot, 1888) - No Common Name

Salebriaria turpidellaSalebriaria turpidellaSalebriaria turpidella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0229		 MONA Number:
5771.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
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.
Salebriaria turpidellaAlamance 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: Heppner (2007) lists oaks as the host plants in Florida. There are BugGuide records from George Smiley in Texas of larvae reared from Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) and Bur Oak (Q. macrocarpa). We do not have any larval records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Salebriaria turpidella - None

Photos: 19
Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, David Cheng, Patrick Coin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-25
Wake Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-05-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-14
Guilford Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-29
Wake Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-12
Wake Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-27
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-27
Guilford Co.
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Salebriaria turpidellaRecorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2018-05-25
Chatham Co.
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