Moths of North Carolina
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Argyresthia alternatella Kearfott, 1908 - Juniper Seed Moth

Argyresthia alternatellaArgyresthia alternatellaArgyresthia alternatella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Argyresthiidae		P3 Number:
36a0061		 MONA Number:
2435.00		 Other Common Name:
Honey-comb Micro
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Structural Features: See genitalia below.
Structural photos
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.
Argyresthia alternatellaAlamance 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: Our records come from both barrier islands and other tidewater areas where Southern Red Cedars are common, as well as inland sites where Eastern Red Cedar is the likely host plant
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) (Forbes, 1923; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Cedar Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S4]
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 Photo Gallery for Argyresthia alternatella - Juniper Seed Moth

Photos: 19
Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-03-29
Carteret Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-08
Brunswick Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-03-05
Carteret Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-12
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-01
Carteret Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-04-09
Onslow Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-18
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-02-17
Onslow Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2017-04-17
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: T. DeSantis on 2014-05-08
Durham Co.
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Argyresthia alternatellaRecorded by: K. Kittelberger on 2012-05-01
Wake Co.
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