Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGelechiidae Members: Besciva Members: 7 NC Records

Besciva n. sp. (no author) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family:
Gelechiidae		P3 Number:
59a0065.15n		 MONA Number:
1841.89
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: As of 2024, we only have two site records for this species: one at Carolina Beach State Park and one in the sandhills.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Besciva n. sp.Alamance 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)

Click on graph to enlarge 		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
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Besciva n. sp. - No common name

Photos: 7
Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-05-08
Cumberland Co.
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Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
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Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
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Besciva n. sp.Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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