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Moodna ostrinella (Clemens, 1860) - Darker Moodna

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0155		 MONA Number:
6005.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Moodna ostrinellaAlamance 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 records come mainly from residential neighborhoods. Records from natural habitats come mainly from forested sites, including both dry and mesic.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide range of hardwood trees and shrubs, conifers, and forbs (Forbes, 1923; Schaffner, 1959; Prentice, 1966; Godfrey et al., 1987; Heppner, 2007; Robinson et al., 2010). The larvae feed on leaves as well as seeds and fruits. The reported hosts include birches (Betula), hickories (Carya), Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), irises (Iris), Common Apple (Malus domestica), pines (Pinus), Peach (Prunus persica), Common Pear (Pyrus communis), Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) and other oaks, Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra), Staghorn Sumac (R. typhina), and roses (Rosa). The larvae often feed in the heads of sumac and within acorns (Prentice, 1966). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
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 Moodna ostrinella - Darker Moodna

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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-09
Brunswick Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-30
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-16
Carteret Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-03
Wilson Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George on 2024-11-01
Durham Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-10
Carteret Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-01
Wake Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-09
Brunswick Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-09
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-11-17
Onslow Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-24
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
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Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-09-02
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Moodna ostrinellaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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