White-edged Phycitodes Moth Phycitodes mucidella (Dyar, 1904)    Synonyms: Hodges #5946.2, Phycitodes reliquella, Phycitodes reliquellum.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Pyralidae   >   Genus Phycitodes   

Status:

Occurs almost throughout the U.S. and, as various named subspecies, southward to Argentina (Glaser, Micromoths).

Relationships:

The larvae feed on asters, thistles, and other Asteraceae (Glaser, Micromoths).

There are 327 records in the project database.

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A White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/20/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) jesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jesse via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/4/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (11/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) nycticorax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by nycticorax via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/19/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/21/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/26/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/7/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/11/2010). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

White-edged Phycitodes Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/5/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-edged Phycitodes Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)


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