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COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
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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-
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PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
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SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
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SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
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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 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 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
Symmetrischema
Members:
Symmetrischema capsica
Symmetrischema pallidochrella
Symmetrischema striatella
Symmetrischema unidentified species
16 NC Records
Symmetrischema striatella
(Murtfeldt, 1900) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Gelechiidae
Subfamily:
Gelechiinae
Tribe:
Gnorimoschemini
P3 Number:
421330.00
MONA Number:
2039.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Leckie and Beadle (1018)
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
(Murtfeldt, 1900)
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
(Murtfeldt, 1900)
Adult Markings:
The following is based on the description by (Murtfeldt, 1900). The antenna is about three-fourths the wing length and pale with dark brown annulations. The second and third joints of the labial palp are about equal. The second joint is pale buff, and densely tufted with two darker annulations. The third joint is pale buff and largely unmarked. The head and thorax are pale buff and faintly striped with leaden gray. The forewing has rather complex patterning, with a ground that has a mixture of pale buff and reddish brown coloration, along with black dusting. The pale coloration is most prevalent along the costa, and is organized as a set of light striations elsewhere in the wing. The most prominent mark is a subcostal blackish, longitudinal line that extends from the base to the apex. Two or more finer, blackish striations or dashes are present between this and the dorsal margin. The hindwing is ashy gray and often shades to cinereous at the tip. The male has a pencii of spreading hairs from the base of the costa. The cilia are long, fine, and concolorous with the wing, and those on the forewing are crossed with a blackish Iine. The legs are shining pale buff, and more or less conspicuously mottled with leaden gray. The hind tibia has long siiken hairs, and the tarsi are blackish with pale annulations.
Wingspan:
11-13 mm (Murtfeldt, 1900)
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The larvae feed within the berries of nightshades. The mature larvae are about 8 mm long and rather stout. The body is pale, translucent, and greenish yellow. It has five longitudinal crimson stripes that are interrupted and irregularly margined (Murtfeldt, 1900). The lateral one is composed of a line of small spots. The head and cervical shield are dark and shining brown. There is also a broad, purplish, sub-cutaneous spot on the dorsum of the eighth body segment (Murtfeldt, 1900). Pupation occurs in or near the fruits, or sometimes in a leaf fold, and the adults emerge about 10 days later. Adults from the final seasonal brood in Missouri appear in late October or November and appear to overwinter ((Murtfeldt, 1900).
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Symmetrischema striatella
is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and North America, including California and the eastern US. In the East, the range extends from Maine to Florida, and westward to central Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois. Populations appear to be rare or uncommon throughout most of the Appalachian region. As of 2021, our records are all from the Coastal Plain and 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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Flight Comments:
Populations appear to have two or more broods in the southern portions of the range, and as few as one farther north. Adults have been found during all months of the year. As of 2021, our records are from late-July through late-November, with one January record that likely reflects an overwintering adult.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Eastern Black Nightshade is probably the most commonly used host in North Carolina. It grows in sunny or partially shaded habitats that are often disturbed. Examples include woodland borders, powerline corridors, infrequently mowed roadsides, and weedy fields.
Larval Host Plants:
The larvae feed internally on the berries of nightshades (Robinson et al., 2010). Species that are used include American Black Nightshade (
Solanum americanum
) and European Black Nightshade (
S. nigrum
), as well as other nightshades that are found in California, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Records for specimens labelled as
S. nigrum
are now thought to include several closely related forms, including Glowing Nightshade (
S.pseudogracile
), Eastern Black Nightshade (
S.ptycanthum
), and Hairy Nightshade (
S. sarrachoides
; LeGrand et al., 2021). -
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Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights and the larvae can be found on nightshade fruits.
Wikipedia
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:
As of 2021, we have only five site records for the state. We need more information on the distribution and abundance of this species before we can assess its conservation status.
Photo Gallery for
Symmetrischema striatella
- No common name
Photos: 28
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-01-23
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-01-23
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-11-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-11-13
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-08-14
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-08-14
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-08-14
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-11-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-11-06
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-08-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-08-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-08-18
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-01-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-01-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-07-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2014-08-31
Washington Co.
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Recorded by: K. Kittelberger on 2012-03-01
Wake Co.
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