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

Dichomeris agonia
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0579		 MONA Number:
2305.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dichomeris agoniaAlamance 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: Our records include a lake shoreline, a mountain bog, and a residential neighborhood.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on evening-primrose (Oenothera), asters, and goldenrod (Solidago) (Hodges, 1986). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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Photos: 4
Dichomeris agonia
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris agonia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-06
Wake Co.
Comment:
Dichomeris agonia
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2013-07-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris agonia
Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2013-06-08
Wake Co.
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