Pyralidae Hypsopygia costalis Clover Hayworm Moth 10 9 8 n=0 • 7 High Mt. 6 N 5 • • u 4 • 3 • • m 2 b 1 e 0 r 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 NC counties: 6 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec o 10 f 9 n=17 = Sighting or Collection 8 • 7 Low Mt. High counts of: in NC since 2001 F 6 l 5 5 - Guilford - 2020-09-05 = Not seen since 2001 4 • i 3 3 - Madison - 2019-06-05 g 2 Status Rank h 1 1 - Yancey - 2018-08-11 0 NC US NC Global t 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 D Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec a 10 10 9 9 t 8 n=4 8 n=0 e 7 Pd 7 CP s 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Three periods to each month: 1-10 / 11-20 / 21-31 FAMILY: Pyralidae SUBFAMILY: Pyralinae TRIBE: Pyralini TAXONOMIC_COMMENTS: FIELD GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012) ONLINE PHOTOS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, ADULTS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, IMMATURE STAGES: ID COMMENTS: Similar in pattern to Hypsopygia olinalis but the costal yellow patches are much broader and the fringe is also wider and entirely yellow rather than the two-toned fringe found in olinalis, with a inner pink band and outer yellow band (Forbes, 1924). H. costalis also often has a yellow terminal line whereas the terminal line in olinalis is not evidently different from the pinkish ground color. DISTRIBUTION: Please refer to the dot map. FLIGHT COMMENT: Please refer to the flight charts. HABITAT: FOOD: Larvae feed on hay, including dried grasses and clover (Robinson et al., 2010) OBSERVATION_METHODS: NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM RANKS: G5 SNR STATE PROTECTION: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands. COMMENTS: Found in Europe as well as North America. Status of this species as native in North Carolina has not been determined March 2021 The Moths of North Carolina - Early Draft 1.