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Helcystogramma hystricella (Braun, 1921) - Lanceolate Helcystogramma

Helcystogramma hystricellaHelcystogramma hystricellaHelcystogramma hystricella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0505		 MONA Number:
2268.00		 Other Common Name:
Lanceolate Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)                                                                                 
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.
Helcystogramma hystricellaAlamance 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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been observed feeding on Eastern Bottlebrush-grass (Elymus hystrix) (Braun, 1921). There is also a BugGuide record (Michael Palmer, 2017) of a larva feeding on Hairy Woodland Brome (Bromus pubescens) in Oklahoma. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This is a primarily northern species (Moth Photographers Group, accessed 2022-06-21). We have records from five sites for this species in North Carolina, all within the Piedmont. But the distribution of its host plant indicates that it could be widespread, at least within stands of mesic forests.

 Photo Gallery for Helcystogramma hystricella - Lanceolate Helcystogramma

Photos: 10
Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-24
Orange Co.
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Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma hystricella
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
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