Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris juncidella (Clemens, 1860) - Orange-spotted Dichomeris

Dichomeris juncidella
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0576		 MONA Number:
2298.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: 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.
Dichomeris juncidellaAlamance 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: Charley Eiseman reared this species from a larva on Spanish-needles (Bidens bipinnata) in North Carolina (BugGuide record). He also listed Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), Devil's-walkingstick (A. spinosa), strawberry (Fragaria), Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), and goldenrod (Solidago) as reported hosts (Eiseman, 2024). Another BugGuide record from Texas has a larva being reared from Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). More research is needed to determine the hosts that are used in North Carolina. - 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Dichomeris juncidella - Orange-spotted Dichomeris

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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-26
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-04
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Charley Eiseman and Tracy Feldman on 2017-09-09
Scotland Co.
Comment: A reared adult (see companion photo of the larva). 		Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: Charley Eiseman and Tracy Feldman on 2017-09-09
Scotland Co.
Comment: A larva from Bidens bipinnata; the adult was reared and emerged on Sept. 26 (see companion photo).
Dichomeris juncidellaRecorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2013-09-13
Gates Co.
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