Moths of North Carolina
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17 NC Records

Monochroa quinquepunctella (Busck, 1903) - Five-spotted Twirler

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: GelechiinaeTribe: AnomologiniP3 Number: 59a0631 MONA Number: 1716.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Monochroa quinquepunctella - Five-spotted Twirler

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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-02-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-05-22
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-04
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-04
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2013-09-05
Wake Co.
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