Moths of North Carolina
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163 NC Records

Euzophera ostricolorella Hulst, 1890 - Root Collar Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0143 MONA Number: 5997.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical 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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Tuliptree (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 Euzophera ostricolorella - Root Collar Borer Moth

145 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-05
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-18
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-11-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
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