Moths of North Carolina
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18 NC Records

Helcystogramma melanocarpa (Meyrick, 1929) - No Common Name

Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeTribe: [Dichomeridini]P3 Number: 59a0506 MONA Number: 2269.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986, as Helcystogramma melanocarpum)                                                                                 
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.
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
Habitats: Our records come primarily from wet, open herblands, including Sandhill Seeps, Longleaf Pine Savannas, and wet, marshy areas in the Piedmont
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown, but Hodges states that "Helcystogramma larvae are leaf rollers and tiers on Gramineae, Convolvulaceae, and Compositae" (Hodges, 1986) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet Grasslands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Helcystogramma melanocarpa - No common name

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-16
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-16
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-30
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-30
Onslow Co.
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