Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Swammerdamia caesiella (Hübner, 1796) - Birch Ermel

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: YponomeutidaeSubfamily: YponomeutinaeTribe: [Yponomeutinae]P3 Number: 36a0115 MONA Number: 2413.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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: Larvae reportedly feed on alder, birch, and chestnut (Eiseman, 2022). - 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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 Photo Gallery for Swammerdamia caesiella - Birch Ermel

Photos: 20

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-06
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2022-05-29
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2022-05-29
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-02
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-05-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-05-21
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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