Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris purpureofusca (Walsingham, 1882) - No Common Name

Dichomeris purpureofusca
Taxonomy
Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeP3 Number: 59a0552 MONA Number: 2308.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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)

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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown.
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Status in North Carolina
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was tentatively identified as this species based on the uniformly dark foreign that lacks markings, orangish palps, and narrow antenna that is not wider on the basal half.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was tentatively identified as this species based on the uniformly dark foreign that lacks markings, orangish palps, and narrow antenna that is not wider on the basal half.