Moths of North Carolina
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26 NC Records

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 taprobanes
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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: 22

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