Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Tulsa Members:	13 NC Records
Tulsa finitella (Walker, 1863) - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pyraloidea

Family:
Pyralidae

Subfamily:
Phycitinae

Tribe:
Phycitini

P3 Number:
80a0298

MONA Number:
5809.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reported on blueberry (Vaccinium) and birch (Betula) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Tulsa finitella - None		Photos: 8
	Recorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2024-03-13 Bladen Co. Comment:	Recorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2024-03-13 Bladen Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-22 New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-22 New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21 New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-03-07 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-07-11 Cabarrus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-17 Onslow Co. Comment:

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