Moths of North Carolina

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Argyresthia subreticulata Walsingham, 1882 - Speckled Argyresthia

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea

Family:
Argyresthiidae

P3 Number:
36a0107

MONA Number:
2479.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

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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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on maples, including Red Maple (Acer rubrum) (Forbes, 1923; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Maple Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Argyresthia subreticulata - Speckled Argyresthia

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

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-07 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-31 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-29 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-29 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-28 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-20 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-18 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-11 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-09 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-26 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-05-24 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-25 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-25 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-13 Buncombe Co. Comment: