Moths of North Carolina
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Sole representative of Urodidae in NC
96 NC Records

Urodus parvula (Edwards, 1881) - Bumelia Webworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Urodoidea Family: UrodidaeSubfamily: [Urodinae]Tribe: [Urodini]P3 Number: 540001.00 MONA Number: 2415.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: 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.
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: Reported hosts include Red Bay (Persea borbonia), Hibiscus, and oak (Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007) - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Urodus parvula - Bumelia Webworm Moth

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

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-05
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-05-18
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-05-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-03
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-23
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-21
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-31
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-10-15
Onslow Co.
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