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Dichomeris punctidiscellus (Clemens, 1863) - Spotted Dichomeris

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0521		 MONA Number:
2283.00		 MONA Synonym:
Dichomeris punctidiscella
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)                                                                                 
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.
Dichomeris punctidiscellusAlamance 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: Host plants appear to be unknown (Hodges, 1986). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Dichomeris punctidiscellus - Spotted Dichomeris

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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-05
Wilson Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-05-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Regina Patton on 2024-05-24
Jackson Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-11
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-06
Alleghany Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-28
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-21
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-13
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-24
Carteret Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-09-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-08-27
Durham Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-07-02
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-02
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-06-01
Stokes Co.
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