Moths of North Carolina
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Ephestia columbiella Neunzig, 1990 - No Common Name

Ephestia columbiellaEphestia columbiella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0184		 MONA Number:
6020.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Structural Features: Labial palpus of both sexes upturned, reaching about to vertex; segments one and two broadly scaled in columbiella (Neunzig, 1990)
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Ephestia columbiellaAlamance 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
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Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-08
Harnett Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka and Sally Gewalt on 2025-04-29
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25
Wake Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-22
Orange Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-06
Alleghany Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka, Chuck Smith on 2023-05-12
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-20
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-13
Orange Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-11
Bladen Co.
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Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Ephestia columbiellaRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-05
Orange Co.
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