Moths of North Carolina
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7 NC Records

Dichomeris laetitia Hodges, 1986 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeP3 Number: 420545.00 MONA Number: 2294.30
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "Second segment oflabial palpus with inner surface dark gray or brownish gray". "Forewing relatively uniformly colored, dark mark at base of wing very prominent, lacking a spot at end of cell or spot very small" (Hodges, 1986)
Immatures and Development: The immature stages appear to be unknown (Hodges, 1986)
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: Four of our five records come from riparian habitats, including bottomland forests and marshes or shoreline habitats. Several records on BugGuide come from similar habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown (Hodges, 1986) - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
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 Photo Gallery for Dichomeris laetitia - No common name

Photos: 9

Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Ed Corey, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Tom Howard, Carol Tingley, Brian Bockhahn, and Van Cotter on 2021-09-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-19
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-07-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-07-24
Wake Co.
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