Moths of North Carolina
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66 NC Records

Oruza albocostaliata (Packard, 1876) - White Edge Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: AventiinaeP3 Number: 930692.00 MONA Number: 9025.00
Comments: Information based primarily on molecular data and/or genitalia indicate that the genus that this species currently is assigned to is misapplied, but the correct genus to which it should be assigned has not been determined by experts. The genus name is sometimes placed in quotation marks ("Oruza" albocostaliata) to indicate the misapplied name. This is one of two species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). It was moved from the Acontiinae to the Aventiinae by Holloway (2009; see Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010).
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: Our records come from a wide range of wetland and shoreline habitats; a few also come from mesic forested habitats
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: G4 SU
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 Oruza albocostaliata - White Edge Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell 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: John Petranka on 2022-06-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-08-09
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-07-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2021-06-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-25
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-25
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-24
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: L. M. Carlson on 2019-08-08
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-13
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-05-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-08-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Amanda Auxier on 2017-06-17
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-07-18
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-06-11
Warren Co.
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