Moths of North Carolina
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Argyresthia austerella Zeller, 1873 - No Common Name

Argyresthia austerellaArgyresthia austerellaArgyresthia austerella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Argyresthiidae		P3 Number:
36a0067		 MONA Number:
2441.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Argyresthia austerellaAlamance 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
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S4]
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 Argyresthia austerella - None

Photos: 9
Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
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Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09
Orange Co.
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Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-17
Orange Co.
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Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-05-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-05-05
Wake Co.
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Argyresthia austerella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2014-06-10
Avery Co.
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