Moths of North Carolina
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60 NC Records

Aglossa disciferalis (Dyar, 1908) - Pink-masked Pyralid Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PyralinaeTribe: PyraliniP3 Number: 800075.00 MONA Number: 5512.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)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: Our records come primarily from wet-mesic forests, mostly from the mountains.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 Aglossa disciferalis - Pink-masked Pyralid Moth

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

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange 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: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-09
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-06-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2022-06-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-10
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-21
Onslow Co.
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