Moths of North Carolina
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Laetilia unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
5953.21
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are usually predators of various scale insects and mealybugs (Coccoidea). Laetilia also has been observed feeding on the flowers of plants infested with scales (Neunzig, 1997).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Laetilia unidentified speciesAlamance 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.
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Laetilia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-09-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Laetilia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-17
Johnston Co.
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Laetilia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Laetilia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-04-05
Orange Co.
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Laetilia unidentified speciesRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Coin, C. Sorenson on 2015-07-24
Orange Co.
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