Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Gelechiidae Members:	Pseudotelphusa Members:	65 NC Records
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

Structural photos

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
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) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - None		73 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-05 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-09-05 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-05 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-05 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-21 Yancey Co. Comment: Larva was in a leaf tie on White Oak.	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-13 Pamlico Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-23 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-14 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29 Chatham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-24 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2024-04-23 Gates Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-23 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-15 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-08 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18 Caswell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka, David George on 2023-08-05 Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30 Swain Co. Comment:

Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella (Chambers, 1872) - No Common Name

Photo Gallery for Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - None

73 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.