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Meroptera cviatella Dyar, 1905 - Poplar Bud Borer Moth

Meroptera cviatella
Taxonomy
Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		P3 Number:
80a0269		 MONA Number:
5786.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (2003)                                                                                 
Immatures and Development: The immature stages are apparently undescribed (Neunzig, 2003)
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Meroptera cviatellaAlamance 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: Our sole records for this species come from a watershed where cottonwoods are abundant and where we have records for other cottonwood specialists, such as the Big Poplar Sphinx.
Larval Host Plants: According to Heinrich (1956) and Neunzig (2003), Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is probably the only host plant for this species. Records from Lycopus and Amorpha are probably in error. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Poplar Forests
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S2
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 Photo Gallery for Meroptera cviatella - Poplar Bud Borer Moth

Photos: 4
Meroptera cviatellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-09-21
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meroptera cviatellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-17
Cabarrus Co.
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Meroptera cviatellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-04-28
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Meroptera cviatellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-07-16
Cabarrus Co.
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