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Peoria longipalpella (Ragonot, 1887) - Long-palps Peoria

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Peoriini		P3 Number:
80a0578		 MONA Number:
6042.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Genitalia and other 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.
Peoria longipalpellaAlamance 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 Hanover 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: The host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Peoria longipalpella - Long-palps Peoria

Photos: 12
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (male; FWL = 11 mm).		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-05-30
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment:
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-08
Madison Co.
Comment:
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment:
Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Peoria longipalpella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2013-08-13
Wake Co.
Comment: