A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2019).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2014).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2016).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/10/2020).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2017).

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 341860 - Psn: 42)

Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1035937 - Psn: 44)

Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 823316 - Psn: 52)

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 400794 - Psn: 54)

Root Collar Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2016).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2020).

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185429 - Psn: 55)

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 404907 - Psn: 55)

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 215479 - Psn: 65)

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/2/2021).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/2/2010).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/25/2006).

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A female Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2001).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2004).

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 266859 - Psn: 78)

Root Collar Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Root Collar Borer Moth

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Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1107970 - Psn: 178)

Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Larvae bore in the bark of mature Tulip Poplar.

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A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2014). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Jim Wilkinson.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2016). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/2/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/25/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A female Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2001). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Root Collar Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Root Collar Borer Moth View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

Root Collar Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Paul Dennehy.

Source: Wikipedia

Euzophera ostricolorella

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Euzophera
Species:	E. ostricolorella
Binomial name
*Euzophera ostricolorella* Hulst, 1890^[1]^[2]

Euzophera ostricolorella, the root collar borer moth or tuliptree borer, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890. The species is found in the United States from Arkansas and Louisiana to northern Florida, north to Michigan and New York.^[3]

The wingspan is 30–41 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from August to October in two generations in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Liriodendron tulipifera.

References

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^ Savela, Markku. "Euzophera Zeller, 1867". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ "800220 – 5997 – Euzophera ostricolorella – Root Collar Borer Moth – Hulst, 1890". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

Taxon identifiers
Euzophera ostricolorella	Wikidata: Q5414936 BAMONA: Euzophera-ostricolorella BOLD: 20399 BugGuide: 171696 CoL: 3DG6M EoL: 935282 EPPO: EUZOOT GBIF: 1875319 iNaturalist: 244605 IRMNG: 10611012 LepIndex: 10563 MONA: 5997 NatureServe: 2.1038772 Open Tree of Life: 3153491

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Root Collar Borer Moth

Euzophera ostricolorella (Hulst, 1890)

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