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Battaristis new species (Undescribed) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
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Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Anacampsinae		P3 Number:
59a0470.85n		 MONA Number:
2229.96
Comments: The genus Battaristis contains 31 described species that are mostly found in the New World. Most species are found in South America, and only five are currently recognized in North America.
Species Status: This is an undescribed species that has been known for several years by the mothing community. Specimens have mostly been found in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of the southeastern US.
Identification
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: As of 2024, our records are restricted to the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Battaristis new 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.
Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2025-05-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-17
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-31
Orange Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2024-06-14
Durham Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2024-06-08
Durham Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2024-05-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George on 2023-04-13
Durham Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-12
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26
New Hanover Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-09
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-08
Onslow Co.
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Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-09-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Battaristis new speciesRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-08-04
Orange Co.
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