Moths of North Carolina
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50 NC Records

Elasmopalpus lignosella (Zeller, 1848) - Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0409 MONA Number: 5896.00 MONA Synonym: Elasmopalpus lignosellus
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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 Elasmopalpus lignosella - Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth

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

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-03
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-10-30
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-06-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-02
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-11-11
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-11-11
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-22
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-09-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2020-07-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-13
Onslow Co.
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