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Salebriaria rufimaculatella Neunzig, 1988 - White-banded Salebriaria

Salebriaria rufimaculatellaSalebriaria rufimaculatellaSalebriaria rufimaculatellaSalebriaria rufimaculatella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0236		 MONA Number:
5775.20
Species Status: "Need high quality images to detect presence or absence of reddish scales in these [tenebrosella, fasciata, and rufimaculatella]" (Scholtens, 2017)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Salebriaria fasciata is very similar to S. rufimaculatella in having a broad, well-developed, whitish, antemedial band on the forewing, but it lacks the patch of red scales on the forewing just basal to the antemedial band as seen in S. rufimaculatella (Neunzig, 2003). The reddish patch is sometimes reduced to a group of scattered reddish scales, but reddish scales are never present on S. fasciata. North Carolina specimens of S. fasciata also commonly have a dark, narrow, reversed, V-shaped line within the white band that is either missing or less pronounced in S. rufimaculatella.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Salebriaria rufimaculatellaAlamance 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
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Larval Host Plants: Heppner (2007) lists oaks as the host plants. 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 rufimaculatella - White-banded Salebriaria

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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-12
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George on 2024-05-24
Durham Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-05
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-29
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-13
Durham Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-16
Madison Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-20
Guilford Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-29
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-29
Guilford Co.
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Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Salebriaria rufimaculatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-06
Madison Co.
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