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Bondia crescentella (Walsingham, 1882) - Crescent-marked Bondia

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Copromorphoidea		 Family:
Carposinidae		Subfamily:
[Carposininae]		Tribe:
[Carposinini]		P3 Number:
65a0011		 MONA Number:
2319.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: As of 2024, we only have scattered records from the Piedmont and lower elevations in the mountains. The species seems to be absent from the coast, though we don't yet have a clear picture of its habitat or host plants.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Bondia crescentellaAlamance 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: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
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 Bondia crescentella - Crescent-marked Bondia

Photos: 13
Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-14
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: David George on 2025-04-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02
Madison Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-03
Madison Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-22
Wake Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
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Bondia crescentellaRecorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2010-04-15
Watauga Co.
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