Moths of North Carolina
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44 NC Records

Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009 - Rectangular Tripudia

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931261 MONA Number: 9003.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records both from basic forests and glades, where basiphilic species of Ruellia occur, as well as from mesic sandhill habitats, where other species of Ruellia are found
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on the seedheads of Wild Petunias (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-22
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-08-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-07-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, S. Hall on 2015-07-22
Stanly Co.
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