Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Acrolepiidae Members:	Acrolepiopsis Members:	17 NC Records

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea

Family:
Acrolepiidae

Subfamily:
[Acrolepiinae]

Tribe:
[Acrolepiini]

P3 Number:
0.00

MONA Number:
2492.01

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Acrolepiopsis unidentified species - No common name

Photos: 23

	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-03-30 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-03-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-04-08 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-02-26 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-03-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-22 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-03-15 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-03-08 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-03-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-10 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-03-03 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-03-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-03-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2016-07-09 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2016-06-28 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2015-02-04 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2015-02-04 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2015-02-04 Orange Co. Comment: