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Taygete gallaegenitella (Clemens, 1864) - Southern Taygete

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Symmocinae		P3 Number:
59a0012		 MONA Number:
1845.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The antenna is dull white with darker annulations, and slightly more than one-half the wing length. The labial palps are also dull white and lacks annuli. The forewing is brownish white with three dark brown to blackish costal marks. The first is a narrow irregular streak that extends along the costa from the base before narrowing and ending at about one-fourth. The second is a costal blotch at one-half the wing length, and the third is a costal blotch at about three-fourths that is usually smaller than the first blotch. Faint small blotches are sometimes evident more inwardly. The cilia are similar in color to the ground and often marked with darker dusting. Taygete attributella is similar but has a different spot pattern along the costa.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval ecology is undocumented.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Taygete gallaegenitella is found in the southeastern US from North Carolina southward to Florida, and westward to eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee. As of 2021, all of our records are from the Coastal Plain and Piedmont.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Taygete gallaegenitellaAlamance 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.
Flight Comments: Adult records from areas outside of North Carolina are from April through October. As of 2024, we have records from April through early November, but with the majority coming from May and June.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The preferred habitat is poorly documented. Most of our records are from semi-wooded residential areas.
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are poorly documented, but may include wasp galls on oaks (Robinson et al., 2023). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 of the distribution and abundance of this species to assess its conservation status.

 Photo Gallery for Taygete gallaegenitella - Southern Taygete

Photos: 27
Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19
Orange Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Moore Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-17
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-04-12
Wake Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-13
Durham Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-31
Orange Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-28
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-06-04
Durham Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-31
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2020-06-13
Mecklenburg Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-25
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-27
Onslow Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-09
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2017-10-22
Wake Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-06-07
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2013-08-20
Wake Co.
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Taygete gallaegenitella
Recorded by: K. Kittelberger on 2013-06-19
Wake Co.
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