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Vitula broweri (Heinrich, 1956) - Brower's Vitula

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0169		 MONA Number:
6011.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "Similar to other mainly gray phycitines (in this case brownish), but can be told with good photo" (Scholtens, 2017)
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Vitula broweriAlamance 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: Host plants are apparently unknown (Heinrich, 1956). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 Vitula broweri - Brower's Vitula

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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-28
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-13
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-06
Buncombe Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-06
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-01
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-03
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-01
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-21
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-21
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-12-27
Carteret Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-05
Madison Co.
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Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Vitula broweriRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-02
Madison Co.
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