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

Acrolepiopsis heppneriAcrolepiopsis heppneri
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Acrolepiidae		Subfamily:
[Acrolepiinae]		Tribe:
[Acrolepiini]		P3 Number:
36a0231		 MONA Number:
2490.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Landry (2007)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Superficially indistinguishable from A. incertella (Landry, 2007).
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species occurs primarily in the Midwest and Northeast, but records are sparse from throughout this range
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Acrolepiopsis heppneriAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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 SNR [S2S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Acrolepiopsis heppneri - None

Photos: 7
Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
Comment: Dissected by Jim Petranka		Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
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Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-18
Madison Co.
Comment: Id based on genitalia. 		Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-18
Madison Co.
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Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-13
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.
Acrolepiopsis heppneriRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-13
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.