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Tripudia flavofasciata Grote, 1877 - Orange-banded Tripudia

Tripudia flavofasciataTripudia flavofasciataTripudia flavofasciata
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Eustotiinae		P3 Number:
931268		 MONA Number:
9009.00
Species Status: Tripudia flavofasciata belongs to a species complex that also includes around six species, including T. versutus, T. goyanensis and an undescribed species (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Currently, certain members of this complex cannot be distinguished based on photographs or locational information (MPG, 2018), although they do sort out using molecular sequencing (BOLD). Two specimens from North Carolina that were sequences belong to separate BINS in BOLD, which suggests that we have two species in North Carolina that are indistinguishable based on external patterning and coloration. Here,' we treat these as 'T. flavofasciata', with the hope that they can be identified to species at some point in the future using genitalia or other evidence.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tripudia flavofasciataAlamance 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: Our records all come from alluvial forests in the Coastal Plain, mainly brownwater floodplains but with some records from blackwater rivers.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Wet-Hydric Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU [S2S3]
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 Tripudia flavofasciata - Orange-banded Tripudia

Photos: 4
Tripudia flavofasciataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Tripudia flavofasciataRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Tripudia flavofasciataRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Tripudia flavofasciataRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: Male genitalia (see companion photo of the male from 2024-07-04).