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Endothenia hebesana (Walker, 1863) - Verbena Bud Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Olethreutinae		Tribe:
Endotheniini		P3 Number:
51a0466		 MONA Number:
2738.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Endothenia hebesanaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous. Reported hosts include foxglove (Aureolaria), larkspur (Delphinium), Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria), irises, beardtongue (Penstemon), false-dragonhead (Physostegia), Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea), skullcap (Scutellaria), goldenrod (Solidago), hedge-nettle (Stachys), American Germander (Teucrium canadense), mullein (Verbascum), and vervain (Verbena) (MacKay, 1959; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 Endothenia hebesana - Verbena Bud Moth

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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-09-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-09-03
Moore Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-29
Richmond Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-17
Henderson Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-06
Madison Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-15
Durham Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-08-31
Orange Co.
Comment:
Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment:
Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-19
Madison Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15
Yancey Co.
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Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Endothenia hebesana
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
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