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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
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-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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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
6 NC Records
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
(Meyrick, 1927) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea
Family:
Acrolepiidae
Subfamily:
[Acrolepiinae]
Tribe:
[Acrolepiini]
P3 Number:
36a0229
MONA Number:
2491.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Landry (2007)
Adult Markings:
The only predominantly gray species of
Acrolepiopsis
in North America (Landry, 2007).
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:
Host plants appear to be unknown. -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
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 leucoscia
- No common name
Photos: 7
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-03-25
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-04-20
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-05-09
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2010-04-12
Wake Co.
Comment: