Moths of North Carolina
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60 NC Records

Zelleria retiniella Forbes, 1923 - Brindled Zelleria

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Taxonomy
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Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Yponomeutidae		Subfamily:
Yponomeutinae		Tribe:
[Yponomeutinae]		P3 Number:
36a0132		 MONA Number:
2431.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Zelleria retiniella
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: Records in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina come mainly from Longleaf Pine habitat, including sand ridges. Pines are also present in a number of other sites.
Larval Host Plants: The host plants appear to be unknown but a related species, Z. haimbachi, has similar coloration as an adult and has larvae that feed on the needles of Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata (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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 Photo Gallery for Zelleria retiniella - Brindled Zelleria

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-11
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-05-22
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-24
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-06-01
Orange Co.
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