Moths of North Carolina
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Homosassa ella (Hulst, 1887) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Peoriini		P3 Number:
80a0607		 MONA Number:
6068.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Homosassa ellaAlamance 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: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Homosassa ella - None

Photos: 20
Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-14
Cabarrus Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-20
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-07-24
Onslow Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-11
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-16
Onslow Co.
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Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-24
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Homosassa ellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-03
Onslow Co.
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