Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris heriguronis (Matsumura, 1931) - Black-edged Dichomeris

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0582		 MONA Number:
2309.00		 MONA Synonym:
Dichomeris picrocarpa		Other Common Name:
Black-edged Carbatina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dichomeris heriguronisAlamance 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: Larvae feed on Prunus species, and there are BugGuide records for Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium), Fire Cherry (P. pensylvanica), and Peach (P. persica). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Dichomeris heriguronis - Black-edged Dichomeris

Photos: 12
Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
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Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Ashe Co.
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Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-10
Durham Co.
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Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-05
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-05-17
Wake Co.
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Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2018-05-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris heriguronis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-07-17
Cabarrus Co.
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