Moths of North Carolina
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4 NC Records

Periploca unidentified species - No Common Name

Periploca unidentified species
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: CosmopterigidaeSubfamily: ChrysopeleiinaeTribe: [Chrysopeleiini]P3 Number: 0.00 MONA Number: 1586.01
Comments: Periploca is a genus of around 36 described species of small to very small moths, with many similar species that require the examination of genitalia for identification. All of the species that were reviewed by Hodges (1978) are found in the United States and Canada, but others have since been described from South America. For the most part, these are somberly colored, immaculate moths with dark gray, dark-bronze or black forewings that lack raised scales. Periploca species lack an uncus, whereas closely related species of Pristen and Synploca have an uncus. We may have several species in North Carolina, but detailed genetalic studies of specimens have not been conducted to date to determine which species are present.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Periploca unidentified species - No common name

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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2020-05-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2020-05-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-05-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2012-06-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2012-06-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2012-06-26
Wake Co.
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