Moths of North Carolina
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Acrolepiopsis heppneri Gaedike, 1984 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: AcrolepiidaeSubfamily: [Acrolepiinae]Tribe: [Acrolepiini]P3 Number: 360135.00 MONA Number: 2490.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Landry (2007)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Superficially indistinguishable from A. incertella (Landry, 2007).
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 greenbriers (Smilax spp.). Landry (2007) reports Bristly Greenbrier (S. hispida) as a host plant, and BugGuide has a record for a larva on Common Greenbrier (S. rotundifolia). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-13
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-13
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.