Moths of North Carolina
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Tegeticula unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Incurvarioidea		 Family:
Prodoxidae		Subfamily:
Prodoxinae		Tribe:
[Prodoxini]		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
198.21
Comments: Adults of our species of Tegeticula and Prodoxus cannot be reliably identified without inspection of the female's mouthparts or adults genitalia. Here we use 'Tegeticula unidentified' as a generic term for specimens that might be either species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
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County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tegeticula unidentified speciesAlamance 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Tegeticula unidentified species - No common name

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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-07
Durham Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-06-01
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-06-01
Surry Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2024-06-01
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-12
Yancey Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-18
Transylvania Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-06-02
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-06-02
Davidson Co.
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Tegeticula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2017-05-28
Chatham Co.
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