Moth Madness!
Moth Madness!
Join NCBP member David George for a moth night event at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Details to come.
Moth Night at the New Hope Bottomlands
Moth Night at the New Hope Bottomlands
Join NCBP member David George at a public moth night event at the New Hope Bottomlands in Durham. Details to come!
Moth Night at Durant Nature Preserve
Moth Night at Durant Nature Preserve
Moths are incredibly diverse and beautiful! With nearly 3,000 species documented in NC, they come in an amazing array of colors, shapes, and sizes, and also play a vital role in the ecosystem. Please join David George, science educator and co-author of the Moths of North Carolina website, for a late-night program at Durant Nature Preserve. Many different kinds of moths, as well as a range of other interesting night-flying insects, are sure to show up at the lights - and hopefully so will you!
NCBP Newsletter
Read our special edition newsletter commemorating the life and work of Bo Sullivan in the Posts section of the website.
NCBP Newsletter
NCBP Newsletter
Read our special edition newsletter commemorating the life and work of Bo Sullivan, a founding member of the NCBP who made enormous contributions to our understanding of moth biodiversity and conservation in North Carolina.
New Records of Leafmining in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
New Records of Leafmining in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
Abstract: Leafmining in early instars is newly reported for three species of tortricid moths in the eastern USA. Argyrotaenia amatana (Dyar) was reared from leaf-tying larvae found in association with recently vacated mines on Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. (Rubiaceae) in Florida. Aterpia approximana (Heinrich) was reared from a larva mining in Samolus parviflorus Raf. (Primulaceae) in North Carolina, a new host and distribution record, and larvae were found in New England in similar mines on Lysimachia ciliata L., a known host for this moth.
New Records of Leafmining in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
New Records of Leafmining in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
Abstract: Leafmining in early instars is newly reported for three species of tortricid moths in the eastern USA. Argyrotaenia amatana (Dyar) was reared from leaf-tying larvae found in association with recently vacated mines on Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. (Rubiaceae) in Florida. Aterpia approximana (Heinrich) was reared from a larva mining in Samolus parviflorus Raf. (Primulaceae) in North Carolina, a new host and distribution record, and larvae were found in New England in similar mines on Lysimachia ciliata L., a known host for this moth.
NC Native Plants for Moths
A list of the top host plant genera for moths in North Carolina, based on the literature and data gathered by the Moths of NC website.
BugFest!
BugFest!
The NCBP participated in this year's BugFest event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. We had two separate displays - one for moth caterpillars (David) and one for leaf-mining insects (Tracy).
Moths of NC (David)
Moth Night at Guilford County Farms
Moth Night at Guilford County Farms
Join David George and Jeff Niznik for a public moth night at Guilford County Farms.