Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« Home »
View PDFPyralidae Members: Moodna Members: 53 NC Records

Moodna pallidostrinella Neunzig, 1990 - Paler Moodna

Moodna pallidostrinellaMoodna pallidostrinellaMoodna pallidostrinellaMoodna pallidostrinella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0156		 MONA Number:
6005.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Structural photos
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 pallidostrinellaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata) (Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Pine Forests and Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Moodna pallidostrinella - Paler Moodna

 49 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-23
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: John Petranka and Sally Gewalt on 2025-04-29
Warren Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-20
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George on 2024-06-14
Durham Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-15
Durham Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-11
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-03
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-17
Orange Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Ed Corey on 2022-09-17
Martin Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-25
Durham Co.
Comment:
Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Moodna pallidostrinellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: