Moths of North Carolina

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Perimede erransella Chambers, 1874 - Gray Perimede

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Gelechioidea

Family:
Cosmopterigidae

Subfamily:
Chrysopeleiinae

Tribe:
[Chrysopeleiini]

P3 Number:
59a0329

MONA Number:
1623.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical Description, Adults: Hodges (1978)

Structural photos

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include hickory (Carya), oak (Quercus), elm (Ulmus), Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera), and Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) (Heppner, 2007). The hosts used in North Carolina are unknown. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Perimede erransella - Gray Perimede

31 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-22 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-23 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-20 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-05 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-15 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-28 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-05 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-05 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-05 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-29 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-02 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: jim Petranka on 2021-05-16 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-11-07 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-27 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-07 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-12 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-30 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-04-13 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-05-06 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-05-06 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2018-09-20 Madison Co. Comment: