Moths of North Carolina
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Helcystogramma melanocarpa (Meyrick, 1929) - No Common Name

Helcystogramma melanocarpaHelcystogramma melanocarpa
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		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)                                                                                 
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.
Helcystogramma melanocarpaAlamance 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: 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
Wikipedia
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 - None

Photos: 10
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-16
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-16
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Scotland Co.
Comment: 2 traps, one each side of road
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-30
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-30
Onslow Co.
Comment: