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Scythrididae Members:
Landryia impositella
Scythris basilaris
Scythris charon
Scythris fuscicomella
Scythris sinensis
Scythris trivinctella
Scythris
Members:
Scythris basilaris
Scythris charon
Scythris fuscicomella
Scythris sinensis
Scythris trivinctella
5 NC Records
Scythris trivinctella
(Zeller, 1873) - Banded Scythris Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Scythrididae
Subfamily:
Scythridinae
Tribe:
[Scythridini]
P3 Number:
421713.00
MONA Number:
1678.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Structural photos
Male valve from Carteret Co. (J.B. Sullivan).
Sternite and tergite (Carteret Co.; J.B. Sullivan).
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)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Our records come from a barrier island with extensive areas of sandy beach, dune grassland, maritime scrub, and brackish marsh habitats. Most records shown on the Moth Photographer's website for the Atlantic slope also appear to come mainly from tidewater areas. Several species of Amaranth occur along the edges of coastal marshes, including
Amaranthus cannabinus, Amaranthus australis
, and the very rare
Amaranthus pumilus
is restricted to ocean beaches and sand flats. Of these species,
Amaranthus cannabinus
has a range that best corresponds to that of
S. trivinctella
.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae have been recorded on Amaranths, including
A. hybridus
and
A. retroflexus
(Robinson et al., 2010) -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S1S3
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Scythris trivinctella
- Banded Scythris Moth
Photos: 6
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-09-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: A female.
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-09-30
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-03
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-22
Davidson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-28
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 1996-12-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: