Moths of North Carolina
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Strobisia iridipennella Clemens, 1860 - Iridescent Strobisia

Strobisia iridipennellaStrobisia iridipennellaStrobisia iridipennella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Anacampsinae		P3 Number:
59a0496		 MONA Number:
2253.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Strobisia iridipennellaAlamance 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: Host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Strobisia iridipennella - Iridescent Strobisia

Photos: 22
Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-23
Macon Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-23
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-06
Madison Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-14
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-07-04
Durham Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-15
Polk Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-23
Madison Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-20
Madison Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2017-07-04
Onslow Co.
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Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2011-06-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Strobisia iridipennella
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2011-06-22
Wake Co.
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