Moths of North Carolina
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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.
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Battaristis new species
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-17
Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-08
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-05-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-31
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-12
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-09
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-08
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-09-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-08-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-21
Onslow Co.
Comment: This is an undescribed species of Battaristis. 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-28
Onslow Co.
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