Moths of North Carolina
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella (Chambers, 1872) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Gelechiinae		P3 Number:
59a0787		 MONA Number:
1874.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on oaks, with reported hosts including Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica) and Water Oak (Q. nigra) (Forbes, 1923; Robinson et al., 2010). In North Carolina, Jim Petranka has reared a larva from White Oak (Q. alba) and also recorded a larva on Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra). Charley Eiseman also has a rearing record (BugGuide, 2017) in North Carolina from Swamp Chestnut Oak (Q. michauxii). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-19
Orange Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-05
Mecklenburg Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-05
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-21
Yancey Co.
Comment: Larva was in a leaf tie on White Oak.
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-13
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: John Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2024-04-23
Gates Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Pseudotelphusa quercinigracellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-08
Madison Co.
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