Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris xanthoa Hodges, 1986 - No Common Name

Dichomeris xanthoaDichomeris xanthoaDichomeris xanthoa
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0563		 MONA Number:
2301.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dichomeris xanthoaAlamance 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
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Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants are apparently unknown (Hodges, 1986). - 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 xanthoa - None

Photos: 9
Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
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Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-04-29
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-04-29
Pender Co.
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Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-06
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-06
Pender Co.
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Dichomeris xanthoaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-04
Pender Co.
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