Moths of North Carolina
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Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900) - No Common Name

Helcystogramma melantherellaHelcystogramma melantherella
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0504		 MONA Number:
2270.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Helcystogramma melantherellaAlamance 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 are leaf-folders of composites, including Calyptocarpus, Cynara, Melanthera, and Xanthium; also on a legume, Arachis (Hodges, 1986). In North Carolina, we have a feeding record for Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Helcystogramma melantherella - None

Photos: 3
Helcystogramma melantherellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-17
Madison Co.
Comment: A larva from a leaf fold on Giant Ragweed. 		Helcystogramma melantherellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-17
Madison Co.
Comment: An occupied leaf fold on Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida).
Helcystogramma melantherellaRecorded by: Harry Wilson on 2020-04-19
Wake Co.
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