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ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
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Prodoxidae Members:
Lampronia russatella
Prodoxus decipiens
Tegeticula unidentified species
Tegeticula yuccasella
Lampronia
Members:
Lampronia russatella
4 NC Records
Lampronia russatella
(Clemens, 1860) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Family:
Prodoxidae
Subfamily:
Lamproniinae
P3 Number:
21a0022
MONA Number:
175.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Clemens (1860)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Eiseman (2024)
Adult Markings:
This is a distinctively marked species with a purplish-brown forewing that is overlain with pale yellow marks. The head tuft is straw-colored and the antenna is purplish-brown with pale yellow annulations that are more prominent on the basal half. The marks on the forewing include a pale-yellow, complete, sub-medial fascia that is widest on the inner margin, and a pair of opposing and slightly displaced triangular marks at around two-thirds the wing length. Specimens may or may not have an additional small, subapical, pale-yellow costal spot. The hindwing varies from light purplish-brown to brownish-gray and is unmarked.
Wingspan:
approximately 12 mm (BugGuide).
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The host plants of this species were unknown until recently when John Klymko reared this species from leaf mines on Twoleaf Miterwort (
Mitella diphylla
) in Nova Scotia. The larvae produce full-depth blotch mines and deposit frass in compact pellets that are scattered at random (Eiseman, 2024; iNaturalist). The late-instar larvae overwinter either outside the mines, or in circular chambers within the mines that are narrowly lined with frass. Pupation occurs following the spring warm-up in elongated, pale-brown, silken cocoons that are spun outside of the mines, with the adults emerging a few weeks later.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Lampronia russatella
has northern affinities, and has been found in southern Canada from Alberta westward to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In the US, the species has been documented in Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Virginia and North Carolina, with most records from the Appalachian region. As of 2024, we have two site records that are both from mesic habitats in Buncombe County.
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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:
The adults have been collected from April through July in different areas of the range. As of 2024, our limited records are from mid-May through mid-June.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Local populations are typically found in rich, mesic hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants:
As of 2024, the only documented host is Twoleaf Miterwort (
Mitella diphylla
). -
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Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights and the larvae can be found mining the leaves of miterworts.
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR[S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments:
This is a seemly rare species that appears to reach its southern limit in the southern Appalachian Mountains. As of 2024, we have only two site records from Buncombe County.
Photo Gallery for
Lampronia russatella
- No common name
Photos: 6
Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: B bockhahn, J thomson on 2023-06-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: B bockhahn, J thomson on 2023-06-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: