Moths of North Carolina
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) - Sri Lanka Plume Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea		 Family:
Pterophoridae		P3 Number:
63a0018		 MONA Number:
6121.10		 Other Common Name:
Narrow Plume Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Stenoptilodes taprobanesAlamance 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 database reports a wide range of plants used outside the United States. Among the reported hosts relevant to North Carolina are Lanceleaf Frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata), Basil (Ocimum basilicum), and mullein (Verbascum) (Matthews et al., 1990; Robinson et al., 2010). - 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 Stenoptilodes taprobanes - Sri Lanka Plume Moth

Photos: 24
Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (male).		Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-25
Brunswick Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-10-07
Orange Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-11-01
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-12
Madison Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-12-10
Carteret Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-11-13
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-11-28
Brunswick Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-11-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2020-11-28
Wake Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-04-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-10-28
Durham Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-04
Guilford Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-20
Madison Co.
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