Moths of North Carolina
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44 NC Records

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

Vitula broweriVitula broweriVitula broweriVitula broweri
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 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)
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.
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: 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 Moth

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

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