Moths of North Carolina
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67 NC Records

Galasa nigrinodis (Zeller, 1873) - Boxwood Leaftier Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Chrysauginae		Tribe:
[Chrysaugini]		P3 Number:
80a0017		 MONA Number:
5552.00		 Other Common Name:
Boxwood Webworm
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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.
Galasa nigrinodis
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: A number of our records come from residential areas where boxwood may be cultivated. Others come from natural habitats but range from barrier islands to montane cove and alluvial forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are reported to feed on boxwood (Buxus) (Covell, 1984), but the native hosts used by this species appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 Galasa nigrinodis - Boxwood Leaftier Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-19
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petrankajj on 2022-09-21
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2022-09-02
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-01
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-11
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-07-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-07-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-11
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-28
Wake Co.
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