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CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
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EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
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GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
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PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
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Acrolepiidae Members:
Acrolepiopsis heppneri
Acrolepiopsis incertella
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Acrolepiopsis unidentified species
Acrolepiopsis
Members:
Acrolepiopsis heppneri
Acrolepiopsis incertella
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Acrolepiopsis unidentified species
5 NC Records
Acrolepiopsis incertella
(Chambers, 1872) - Carrionflower Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea
Family:
Acrolepiidae
Subfamily:
[Acrolepiinae]
Tribe:
[Acrolepiini]
P3 Number:
360134.00
MONA Number:
2490.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984)
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
Technical Description, Adults:
Landry (2007)
Adult Markings:
Superficially indistinguishable from
A. heppneri
(Landry, 2007)
Wingspan:
0.9 - 1 cm (Covell, 1984)
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
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:
Larvae feed on
Smilax
, with
S. herbacea
and
S. tamnoides
being specifically observed as host plants (Landry, 2007).
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
General Greenbrier Tangles
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S2S3
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Acrolepiopsis incertella
- Carrionflower Moth
Photos: 2
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-07
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-07
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.