Moths of North Carolina
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Carposina fernaldana Busck, 1907 - Currant Fruitworm Moth

Carposina fernaldana
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Copromorphoidea Family: CarposinidaeSubfamily: [Carposininae]Tribe: [Carposinini]P3 Number: 65a0007 MONA Number: 2315.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include apple (Robinson et al., 2010) and hawthorn (Forbes, 1923). - 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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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-07-27
Jones Co.
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