Moths of North Carolina
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79 NC Records

Argyresthia oreasella Clemens, 1860 - Cherry Shoot Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: ArgyresthiidaeP3 Number: 36a0094 MONA Number: 2467.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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: Reported hosts include cherry, serviceberry, beech, apple, hawthorn, and oak (Wellhouse, 1922; Forbes, 1923; Robinson et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 oreasella - Cherry Shoot Borer Moth

73 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-01
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2024-05-13
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-13
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, Lori Owenby, David George on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-06-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
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