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Dichomeris punctipennella (Clemens, 1860) - Many-spotted Dichomeris

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0520		 MONA Number:
2288.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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 punctipennellaAlamance 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 are poorly documented. Charley Eiseman has a BugGuide record for a larva on Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) in Massachusetts. - 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 punctipennella - Many-spotted Dichomeris

 94 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-22
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-17
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-13
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-23
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-14
Macon Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-01
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris punctipennellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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