Moths of North Carolina
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Monochroa quinquepunctella (Busck, 1903) - Five-spotted Twirler


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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Gelechiidae
Subfamily:
Anomologinae
P3 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.
Monochroa quinquepunctellaAlamance 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)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-15
Cumberland Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-15
Cumberland Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-15
Cumberland Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-20
Durham Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-02
Orange Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-05-22
Buncombe Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-06
Onslow Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-04
Onslow Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-11-04
Onslow Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-07-11
Orange Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-30
Buncombe Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-03
Guilford Co.
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Monochroa quinquepunctella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2013-09-05
Wake Co.
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