Moths of North Carolina
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Acrolepiopsis leucoscia (Meyrick, 1927) - No Common Name

Acrolepiopsis leucosciaAcrolepiopsis leucosciaAcrolepiopsis leucosciaAcrolepiopsis leucoscia
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, BOLDTechnical 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.
Acrolepiopsis leucosciaAlamance 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: Host appear to be unknown. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S3S4]
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 - None

Photos: 13
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2025-04-02
Orange Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-03-25
Durham Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-04-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-05-09
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2010-04-12
Wake Co.
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