Moths of North Carolina
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74 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeTribe: [Dichomeridini]P3 Number: 420520.00 MONA Number: 2288.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: 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:
Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown (Hodges, 1986)
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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 Moth

64 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-04-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Erich Hofmann on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-08-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-04
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-29
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-18
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-09-20
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-11
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-08
Durham Co.
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