Moths of North Carolina
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67 NC Records

Balsa tristrigella (Walker, 1866) - Three-lined Balsa Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: BalsinaeP3 Number: 931418.00 MONA Number: 9663.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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: Our records come mainly from riparian habitats but also from upland forests, particularly in the mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been found on apple and hawthorn but may feed on other members of the Rosaceae (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4
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 Balsa tristrigella - Three-lined Balsa Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-06
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-06-16
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-06-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-25
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-04-29
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-23
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-11
Madison Co.
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