Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris bipunctellus (Walsingham, 1882) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeTribe: [Dichomeridini]P3 Number: 59a0536 MONA Number: 2274.00 MONA Synonym: Dichomeris bipunctella
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
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 from the Tidewater area, including a residential area located close to a sound and one pocosin located a few miles from the coast. Waxmyrtles seem to be the most likely host plants at those sites.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on Myricaceae, including Sweetfern, Gale, and Bayberry (Hodges, 1986). Hodges also suspected that Waxmyrtle and other members of this family would be used in the South. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Myricaceous Thickets
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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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-21
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-11
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-13
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-13
Onslow Co.
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