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Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
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BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
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-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
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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 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
Pubitelphusa
Members:
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
47 NC Records
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
(Chambers, 1875) - White-banded Telphusa Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Gelechiidae
Subfamily:
Gelechiinae
Tribe:
Gelechiini
P3 Number:
420768.00
MONA Number:
1857.00
Species Status:
Lee and Brown (2013) combined two previously described species (
Gelechia latifasciella
;
Concubina trigonalis
) into a single redescribed species,
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
. Placing these in a new genus was warranted due to the very distinctive genitalia.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Beadle and Leckie (2012; as Telphusa latifasciella); Leckie and Beadle (2018)
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Lee and Brown (2013)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Marquis et al. (2019)
Adult Markings:
This species varies markedly in coloration and patterning, with two general color forms. The first and most striking has boldly marked black and white bands, while the other has heavy fuscous dusting and varying levels of light and darker banding that is subdued relative to the first form. Species with varying levels of intermediacy are occasionally seen. The following is based on the description by Forbes (1923) and the redescription by Lee and Brown (2013). The head is light gray or off-white and sprinkled with dark gray scales. The antenna is slightly more than half the length of the forewing, and is off-white with dark brown to blackish annulations. The labial palp is off-white with dark gray or blackish annulations. The second segment has three annuli: one at the base, one beyond the middle, and one before the apex. The third segment has one annulation near the base and a second beyond the middle. The thorax and tegula are dark gray and sparsely sprinkled with off-white scales, and there are tufts of raised scales on the lateral mesoscutum.
The forewing pattern varies markedly, but typically consists of a dark basal band that covers the basal one-fourth of the wing. This is followed by a broad and paler antemedial band. It is about as wide as the breadth of the wing, and is edged on both sides with two tufts of raised brown to black scales. This is followed by a darker, postmedial band of about the same width that is often weak or broken in the middle. This band has two raised scale tufts on the posterior margin. A whitish shade is present beyond it towards the costa. In the form with a contrasting white band, the basal and antemedian bands are black and the scale tufts are not readily evident. The lighter area that follows the postmedial band is sometimes organized into a narrow, whitish fascia that is jagged. The banded dusky forms are heavily dusted with light brown to fuscous coloration and the darker scale patches are prominent. Some of the dusky forms lack banding altogether, and are uniformly dark gray to fuscous, with conspicuous scale patches. The wing tip has a series of rather faint dark spots with lighter edging. The hindwing and the fringe varies from gray to yellowish brown. The unbanded forms superficially resemble
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
, but the latter has a well-developed, blackish antemedial fascia.
Forewing Length:
11.0–14.0 mm (Lee and Brown, 2013)
Adult Structural Features:
Lee and Brown (2013) provide detailed descriptions and illustrations of the male and female genitalia. The male genitalia are distinctive in having the uncus with dense setae on the ventral surface, the gnathos with a club-shaped mesial projection, and the ventral sclerite with a pair of processes.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The larva feed on oak leaves, often within a leaf roll that is constructed by rolling one-third to one-half of a leaf and binding it with silk. The larvae occasionally feed between young oak leaves that are tied together (Marquis et al., 2019). The head capsule of the mature larva is pale brown, and all of the thoracic legs are pale. The prothoracic shield and abdomen are yellow, and the digestive tract shows through the body as an internal medial dark streak (Marquis et al., 2019).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
is found in eastern North America from Vermont, New York, Ontario, and Quebec southward to Florida, and westward to central Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. As of 2021, we have scattered records from throughout all three physiographic provinces, with most from the 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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