Moths of North Carolina

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Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009 - Rectangular Tripudia

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Eustotiinae

P3 Number:
931261

MONA Number:
9003.10

Other Common Name:
Wild Petunia Seed Moth

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:

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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: 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 (Ruellia spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S3S4]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Tripudia rectangula - Rectangular Tripudia

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

	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-16 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12 Alamance Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12 Alamance Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-07-30 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-07 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-30 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-15 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-03 Orange Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-23 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-23 Orange Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-17 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-16 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-03 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-30 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-06 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-14 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-07-28 Orange Co. Comment: