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COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
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CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
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EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
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GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
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HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
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PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
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SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
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SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
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Gelechiidae Members:
Agnippe prunifoliella
Anacampsini new genus new species
Anacampsis agrimoniella
Anacampsis conclusella
Anacampsis consonella
Anacampsis coverdalella
Anacampsis fragariella
Anacampsis levipedella
Anacampsis lupinella
Anacampsis New Species one
Anacampsis rhoifructella
Anacampsis tristrigella
Anacampsis unidentified species
Anarsia lineatella
Arcutelphusa talladega
Aristotelia callirrhoda
Aristotelia fungivorella
Aristotelia isopelta
Aristotelia lespedezae
Aristotelia monilella
Aristotelia pudibundella
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Aristotelia rubidella
Aristotelia unidentified species
Aroga argutiola
Aroga compositella
Aroga epigaeella
Aroga trialbamaculella
Aroga trialbamaculella complex
Aroga unidentified species
Arogalea cristifasciella
Battaristis concinnusella
Battaristis new species
Battaristis nigratomella
Battaristis unidentified species
Battaristis vittella
Besciva n. sp.
Caryocolum pullatella
Chionodes adamas
Chionodes baro
Chionodes bicostomaculella
Chionodes cacula
Chionodes continuella
Chionodes dentella
Chionodes discoocellella
Chionodes fondella
Chionodes formosella
Chionodes fuscomaculella
Chionodes hibiscella
Chionodes imber
Chionodes lactans
Chionodes mediofuscella
Chionodes new species 2
Chionodes obscurusella
Chionodes pereyra
Chionodes pseudofondella
Chionodes rabula
Chionodes rectifex
Chionodes sevir
Chionodes soter
Chionodes suasor
Chionodes tarmes
Chionodes thoraceochrella
Chionodes unidentified species
Coleotechnites albicostata
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites canusella
Coleotechnites carbonaria
Coleotechnites citriella
Coleotechnites coniferella
Coleotechnites florae
Coleotechnites macleodi
Coleotechnites new species
Coleotechnites obliquistrigella
Coleotechnites piceaella
Coleotechnites quercivorella
Coleotechnites unidentified species
Coleotechnites variiella
Deltophora sella
Dichomeris aglaia
Dichomeris agonia
Dichomeris bilobella
Dichomeris bipunctellus
Dichomeris bolize
Dichomeris caia
Dichomeris citrifoliella
Dichomeris costarufoella
Dichomeris crepida
Dichomeris fistuca
Dichomeris flavocostella
Dichomeris furia
Dichomeris georgiella
Dichomeris glenni
Dichomeris heriguronis
Dichomeris inserrata
Dichomeris inversella
Dichomeris juncidella
Dichomeris kimballi
Dichomeris laetitia
Dichomeris ligulella
Dichomeris marginella
Dichomeris nenia
Dichomeris new species 2
Dichomeris new species 4
Dichomeris nonstrigella
Dichomeris ochripalpella
Dichomeris offula
Dichomeris pelta
Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Dichomeris punctipennella
Dichomeris purpureofusca
Dichomeris setosella
Dichomeris siren
Dichomeris unidentified species
Dichomeris vacciniella
Dichomeris ventrellus
Dichomeris xanthoa
Enchrysa dissectella
Exoteleia anomala
Exoteleia pinifoliella complex
Fascista bimaculella
Fascista cercerisella
Fascista quinella
Filatima ornatifimbriella
Filatima persicaeella
Filatima pseudacaciella
Filatima serotinella
Filatima unidentified species
Filatima xanthuris
Frumenta nundinella
Gelechia albisparsella
Gelechiidae unidentified species
Glauce pectenalaeella
Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
Gnorimoschema terracottella
Gnorimoschema unidentified species
Helcystogramma hystricella
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Helcystogramma melantherella
Holophysis emblemella
Isophrictis anteliella
Isophrictis rudbeckiella
Isophrictis unidentified species
Keiferia inconspicuella
Keiferia unidentified species
Mesophleps adustipennis
Metzneria lappella
Monochroa disconotella
Monochroa gilvolinella
Monochroa monactis
Monochroa pullusella
Monochroa quinquepunctella
Monochroa unidentified species
Neotelphusa sequax
Phthorimaea operculella
Polyhymno luteostrigella
Prostomeus brunneus
Pseudochelaria pennsylvanica
Pseudochelaria walsinghami
Pseudotelphusa fuscopunctella
Pseudotelphusa palliderosacella
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
Pseudotelphusa unidentified species
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
Sinoe chambersi
Sinoe kwakae
Sinoe robiniella
Sinoe unidentified species
Sitotroga cerealella
Stegasta bosqueella
Stereomita andropogonis
Strobisia iridipennella
Symmetrischema capsica
Symmetrischema pallidochrella
Symmetrischema striatella
Symmetrischema unidentified species
Taygete attributella
Taygete gallaegenitella
Telphusa longifasciella
Telphusa perspicua
Theisoa constrictella
Trypanisma prudens
Untomia albistrigella
Xenolechia aethiops
Aristotelia
Members:
Aristotelia callirrhoda
Aristotelia fungivorella
Aristotelia isopelta
Aristotelia lespedezae
Aristotelia monilella
Aristotelia pudibundella
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Aristotelia rubidella
Aristotelia unidentified species
17 NC Records
Aristotelia fungivorella
(Clemens, 1864) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Gelechiidae
Subfamily:
Gelechiinae
Tribe:
Gelechiini
P3 Number:
420652.00
MONA Number:
1738.00
Comments:
The genus
Aristotelia
contains over 150 species of small moths that are found worldwide, with around 34 species in North America.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
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BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
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Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Clemens (1864); Forbes (1932)
Adult Markings:
The following description is based in part on Forbes (1932). The head and thorax are light brown and similar in color to much of the ground color of the forewing. The antenna is uniformly pale, with brownish annulations along its entire length. The third segment of the labial palp is narrow and only slightly longer than the thicker second segment. The third segment has three transverse blackish bands on a pale or white ground. The patterning on the forewing is rather complex. The ground is typically light brown, but often with medium brown dusting in places. There are no conspicuous white markings as seen in some congeners. The are three large, dark brown marks. These consist of a broad, slightly oblique bar that begins on the costal at about one-fifth and extends nearly to the dorsal margin, a similar bar at about two-fifths that extends beyond the middle, and a more broad-based costal patch that narrows before terminating near the middle. The costal patch usually has a region of pale whitish wash behind it. The second bar is sinuous and curves both at the costa and broadly towards the middle, where it curves back towards the costal patch. A thin margin of pale scales is usually evident on the posterior edge of the first bar and the anterior edge of the second. In addition, a thin, sinuous, pale longitudinal line that is often fragmented extends from the terminus of the second bar to the end of the dark costal patch, and sometimes beyond. The apical fringe is subcaudate, and an apical spot is not present as seen in some congeners. The apical fringe is crossed by a curved, longitudinal black streak (sometimes poorly developed), and a pale to white bar that extends from near the tornus to the tip of the fringe. The lower legs are dark brown to blackish with whitish annulations.
Adult Structural Features:
Forbes (1932) has illustrations of this and other
Aristotelia
species.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The larvae appear to specialize on willows, and are thought to feed on willow galls that are formed from other insects. However, the larval life history is essentially undocumented.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Aristotelia fungivorella
is widely distributed across extreme northern Mexico, and in many areas of North America where willows are present. Specimens have been documented in California and throughout most of southern Canada. In the eastern US, it occurs from the New England states southward to the Gulf Coast, and westward to central Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Minnesota. As of 2021, all of our records are from the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont.
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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Flight Comments:
Adults have been observed from April through October in areas from outside of North Carolina, with a seasonal peak in June through August. As of 2021, our records are from late March through mid-September.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
This species appears to specialize on willows, which are strongly affiliated with wetlands such as pond and lake margins, floodplain forests with openings, ditches, freshwater marshes, and other hydric sites.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae feed on willows (Clemens, 1864; Busck, 1903a; Forbes, 1923; Prentice,1966; Robinson et al., 2010), but possibly only on galls that are created by other insects. -
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Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights, and have been beaten from willow branches where they often rest. More information is needed on the life history of the larval stage, so we encourage individuals to seek out larvae on willows.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S3S4
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
We currently do not have sufficient information on the distribution and abundance of this species within the state to assess its conservation status.
Photo Gallery for
Aristotelia fungivorella
- No common name
Photos: 21
Recorded by: R.Newman on 2024-05-09
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-15
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-20
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-23
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-08-08
Sampson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-08-08
Sampson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-08-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-08-04
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-08-04
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-05
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-06-26
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Erich Hofmann on 2020-06-26
Craven Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-30
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-15
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2014-09-17
Vance Co.
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Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2014-07-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2013-09-05
Gates Co.
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