Moths of North Carolina

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Dichomeris ochripalpella (Zeller, 1873) - Shining Dichomeris

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Gelechioidea

Family:
Gelechiidae

Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae

P3 Number:
59a0554

MONA Number:
2289.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)

Genitalia and other structural photos

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Immatures and Development: Final instars are 13.5-15.5 mm.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Loeffler (1994) reared adults from larvae that were found in forests, small and large fields, and woodland openings and noted that the larvae were evenly distributed among these habitats. It was also found in gravel bars along streams, which may have been a potentially important goldenrod habitat before European colonization.

Larval Host Plants: Loeffler (1994) conducted a comprehensive study of host use by this and other Dichomeris species in the Northeast that use goldenrods and asters and documented the following hosts: White Wood-aster (Eurybia divaricata), Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima), White Goldenrod (S. bicolor), Bluestem Goldenrod (S. caesia), Zigzag Goldenrod (S. flexicaulis), Giant Goldenrod (S. gigantea), Early Goldenrod (S. juncea), Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod (S. patula), Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod (S. rugosa), Heartleaf Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), White Panicle Aster (S. lanceolatum), Calico Aster (S. lateriflorum), New England Aster (S. novae-angliae), Crooked-stem Aster (S. prenanthoides), Wavyleaf Aster – (S undulatum - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Dichomeris ochripalpella - Shining Dichomeris

Photos: 10

	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-17 Lincoln Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-16 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-10 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-05 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-06-08 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-06-08 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-06 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-06 Madison Co. Comment: