Moths of North Carolina
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27 NC Records

Polygrammodes flavidalis (Guenée, 1854) - Ironweed Root Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: PyraustinaeTribe: SpilomeliniP3 Number: 801334.00 MONA Number: 5228.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Ironweed (Robinson et al., 2010)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S4
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 Polygrammodes flavidalis - Ironweed Root Moth

Photos: 15

Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-07
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-07-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-07-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-09
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-30
Madison Co.
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