Moths of North Carolina
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395 NC Records

Phytometra rhodarialis (Walker, 1859) - Pink-Bordered Yellow Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: PhytometrinaeP3 Number: 930717.00 MONA Number: 8481.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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: This species is abundant in wet savannas in the Coastal Plain but is also found in the herbaceous edges of depression ponds, sandhill seeps, and Piedmont bogs.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Milkworts (Polygala spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Open, Wet Herblands
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 Phytometra rhodarialis - Pink-Bordered Yellow Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-09
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-05-11
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2018-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-09-19
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2016-09-05
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-09-16
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-07-08
Transylvania Co.
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