Moths of North Carolina
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2 NC Records

Argyresthia freyella Walsingham, 1890 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: ArgyresthiidaeP3 Number: 360161.00 MONA Number: 2455.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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 Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) (Forbes 1923; Eiseman, 2022). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-16
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2017-04-18
Carteret Co.
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