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Phytometra rhodarialis (Walker, 1859) - Pink-bordered Yellow

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Phytometrinae		P3 Number:
930717		 MONA Number:
8481.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phytometra rhodarialisAlamance 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: This species is abundant in wet savannas in the Coastal Plain but is also found in the herbaceous edges of depression ponds, sandhill seeps, and Piedmont bogs.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on milkworts (Polygala spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Open, Wet Herblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 Phytometra rhodarialis - Pink-bordered Yellow

Photos: 26
Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joshua Emm, Abner Burgos-Melendez on 2025-09-20
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-19
Wilson Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-04
Wilson Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-06
Rowan Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13
Wilson Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Richmond Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-09
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-11
Scotland Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-15
Guilford Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-09-19
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2016-09-05
Cumberland Co.
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Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-09-16
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Phytometra rhodarialis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-07-08
Transylvania Co.
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