Moths of North Carolina
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Anacampsis levipedella (Clemens, 1863) - Silver-dashed Anacampsis

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Anacampsinae		P3 Number:
59a0483		 MONA Number:
2241.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Anacampsis levipedella is widely distributed in eastern North America, including much of the eastern US and portions of southern Ontario and Quebec. In the US the range extends from New York, Vermont and Massachusetts southward to Georgia and northern Florida, and westward along the Gulf States to central Texas, central Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Anacampsis levipedellaAlamance 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 Hanover 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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Anacampsis levipedella - Silver-dashed Anacampsis

Photos: 11
Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-05-23
Orange Co.
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Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2023-08-30
Mecklenburg Co.
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Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2023-08-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-21
Orange Co.
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Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2017-08-12
Mecklenburg Co.
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Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2017-04-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2016-06-27
Yancey Co.
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Anacampsis levipedella
Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2014-05-13
Burke Co.
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