Moths of North Carolina
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Cosmopterix scirpicola Hodges, 1962 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
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Cosmopterigidae		P3 Number:
59a0374		 MONA Number:
1494.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Cosmopterix scirpicolaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
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 Photo Gallery for Cosmopterix scirpicola - No common name

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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2025-06-15
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2025-06-15
New Hanover Co.
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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2025-06-15
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2023-07-29
New Hanover Co.
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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2023-07-29
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2023-07-29
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2023-06-28
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2023-06-28
New Hanover Co.
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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-08-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-08-26
Durham Co.
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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-08-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-07-22
Currituck Co.
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Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-07-22
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Cosmopterix scirpicola
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2021-07-22
Currituck Co.
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