Moths of North Carolina
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Peoria insularis Shaffer, 2003 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Peoriini		P3 Number:
80a0594		 MONA Number:
6056.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Peoria insularisAlamance 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: Our records are all from the Coastal Plain from barrier island dunes and inland sandhills. Sites include both open dry-xeric sandbarrens to wet-mesic seeps and pocosin ecotones.
Larval Host Plants: The host plants are apparently unknown. - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
State Protection:
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 Photo Gallery for Peoria insularis - None

Photos: 9
Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected.		Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-13
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment:
Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: Guess comes from moth photographers group.
Peoria insularis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: Guess comes from moth photographers group.