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Phycitodes mucidella (Ragonot, 1887) - White-edged Phycitodes

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0571		 MONA Number:
5946.00		 MONA Synonym:
Phycitodes reliquellum
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phycitodes mucidellaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include thistles and asters (Heppner, 2007). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Phycitodes mucidella - White-edged Phycitodes

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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-11-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-11-08
Brunswick Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-11-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-25
Brunswick Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-24
Brunswick Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-10-20
Durham Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-10-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-03
Richmond Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-11
Madison Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-21
Wilson Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-21
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-11-05
Orange Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: David George on 2024-11-01
Durham Co.
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Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: David George, Randy Newman on 2024-10-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Phycitodes mucidella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-22
Madison Co.
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