Moths of North Carolina

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Nola cereella (Bosc, [1800]) - Sorghum Webworm Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Nolidae

Subfamily:
Nolinae

P3 Number:
931131

MONA Number:
8991.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Nola sorghiella); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come mainly from open, native grasslands, including maritime dunes, savannas, sand ridges, and lake shorelines .

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grass seedheads, including Sorghum (Wagner et al., 2011). Other reported hosts include Cultivated Rye (Secale cereale), Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), and Corn (Zea mays) (Heppner, 2007). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on plumegrass (Erianthus sp.). - View

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See also Habitat Account for General Successional and Semi-Natural Grasslands

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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Nola cereella - Sorghum Webworm Moth

63 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18 Alamance Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-20 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-09-07 Alamance Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner on 2024-04-19 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-25 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-10-10 Warren Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-22 Polk Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-22 Polk Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Travis McLain on 2023-08-02 Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-12 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-09-16 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-14 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-07 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04 Durham Co. Comment: