Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris georgiella (Walker, 1866) - Georgia Dichomeris

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0534		 MONA Number:
2277.00
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.
Dichomeris georgiellaAlamance 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 reportedly feed on oaks, including Red Oak (Quercus rubra) (Forbes, 1923; Godfrey et al., 1987). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Dichomeris georgiella - Georgia Dichomeris

Photos: 11
Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
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Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-02-09
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2016-10-30
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-06-02
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-03-10
Warren Co.
Comment: ID confirmed by P. Backstrom. First record for NC
Dichomeris georgiellaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-03-10
Warren Co.
Comment: ID confirmed by P. Backstrom. First record for NC