Moths of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
« »
View PDFNoctuidae Members:
Iodopepla Members:
251 NC Records

Iodopepla u-album (Guenée, 1852) - White-eyed Borer


view caption
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ActinotiiniP3 Number: 932287.00 MONA Number: 9522.00
Comments: A New World genus with one species in Cuba and one in eastern North America, including North Carolina. Long regarded as an isolated genus, we now know that the North American species is quite closely related to the genus Nedra based on barcodes, genitalia and life histories.
Species Status: Specimens from throughout its range in the eastern United States and Canada are similar to those from North Carolina and no significant heterogeneity is present.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954), as Oligia? u-albumTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This is a medium-sized Noctuid with a dark purplish- or vinaceous ground color, dusted with gray. The u-shaped reniform has a contrasting white partial outline filled with the ground color and also somewhat dusted with paler scales, particularly towards the inner margin. The antemedian and postmedian lines are dark purplish and uneven; often only the lower portions near the inner margin are distinct. The subterminal is diffuse, marked mainly with the paler gray scales on the inner side and darker purple on the outer side. The hindwings are fuscous.
Adult Structural Features: Both male and female genitalia are quite distinct and do not resemble any species likely to be confused with it based on maculation. Similarities to Nedra are apparent.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are similar to those of Nedra: brown with a pale spiracular stripe (see Wagner et al., 2011, for illustrations and a detailed description).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species is far more common in the eastern half of the state but is regularly taken in the mountains up to about 3500’.
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)

Click on graph to enlarge