Moths of North Carolina
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134 NC Records

Nola cereella (Bosc, [1800]) - Sorghum Webworm Moth

Nola cereellaNola cereella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Nolidae		Subfamily:
Nolinae		P3 Number:
931131		 MONA Number:
8991.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Nola sorghiella); 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.
Nola cereella
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 open, native grasslands, including maritime dunes, savannas, sand ridges, and lake shorelines
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grass seedheads, including Sorghum (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional and Semi-Natural Grasslands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Nola cereella - Sorghum Webworm Moth

58 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner on 2024-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-22
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-22
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Travis McLain on 2023-08-02
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-12
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-09-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Montgomery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-31
Durham Co.
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