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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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Tineidae Members:
Acrolophus arcanella
Acrolophus cressoni
Acrolophus forbesi
Acrolophus mora
Acrolophus mortipennella
Acrolophus mycetophagus
Acrolophus panamae
Acrolophus piger
Acrolophus plumifrontella
Acrolophus popeanella
Acrolophus propinqua
Acrolophus simulatus
Acrolophus spilotus
Acrolophus texanella
Acrolophus unidentified species
Amydria brevipennella
Amydria clemensella
Amydria effrenatella
Amydria new species eskeri
Amydria unidentified species
Augolychna septemstrigella
Diachorisia unidentified species
Diachorisia velatella
Diataga leptosceles
Eccritothrix guenterella
Elatobia carbonella
Homosetia argentinotella
Homosetia bifasciella
Homosetia costisignella
Homosetia fasciella
Homosetia marginimaculella
Homosetia tricingulatella
Homosetia unidentified species
Homostinea curviliniella
Hybroma servulella
Isocorypha mediostriatella
Kearfottia albifasciella
Leucomele miriamella
Mea bipunctella
Mea skinnerella
Monopis crocicapitella
Monopis dorsistrigella
Monopis longella
Monopis marginistrigella
Monopis unidentified species
Montescardia fuscofasciella
Nemapogon acapnopennella
Nemapogon angulifasciella
Nemapogon auropulvella
Nemapogon clematella of authors
Nemapogon interstitiella
Nemapogon multistriatella
Nemapogon rileyi
Nemapogon unidentified species
Nemapogon variatella
Niditinea fuscella
Niditinea orleansella
Niditinea sabroskyi
Niditinea unidentified species
Oenoe hybromella
Oenoe unidentified species
Pelecystola nearctica
Phereoeca uterella
Philonome clemensella
Scardia amurensis
Scardia anatomella
Scardiella approximatella
Setomorpha rutella
Stenoptinea unidentified species
Tinea apicimaculella
Tinea carnariella
Tinea croceoverticella
Tinea mandarinella
Tinea pellionella complex
Tinea unidentified species
Tineidae n. sp.
Tineidae unidentified species
Tineola bisselliella
Trichophaga tapetzella
Xylesthia n. sp.
Xylesthia pruniramiella
Xylesthia unidentified species
Xystrologa n. sp. 1
Xystrologa n. sp. 5
Xystrologa unidentified species
Nemapogon
Members:
Nemapogon acapnopennella
Nemapogon angulifasciella
Nemapogon auropulvella
Nemapogon clematella of authors
Nemapogon interstitiella
Nemapogon multistriatella
Nemapogon rileyi
Nemapogon unidentified species
Nemapogon variatella
9 NC Records
Nemapogon auropulvella
(Chambers, 1873) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tineoidea
Family:
Tineidae
Subfamily:
Nemapogoninae
Tribe:
[Nemapogonini]
P3 Number:
300107.00
MONA Number:
263.00
Comments:
Nemapogon
is a genus with approximately 70 named species that reach their greatest diversity in the Old World. There are 17 described species in North America.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Chambers (1873); Forbes (1923)
Adult Markings:
The following is based primarily on descriptions by Chambers (1873) and Forbes (1923). The head is white and the antenna yellowish gray to dusky with a partly dark gray to blackish scape. The second segment of the palp is outwardly all black, while the third segment is all white. The ground color of the forewing is white and mottled with light golden brown that is often more concentrated on the apical end. The remaining marks on the forewing are dark brown or black. There is usually a very small dark spot on the costa at the extreme base, another larger one on the costa near the base, and a similar costal spot just before the middle. Just beyond the middle there is a much larger squarish, black spot on the costa. This often opposes an oblique narrow streak (sometimes poorly developed) that projects anteriorly towards the dorsal margin. Beyond the squarish spot, there are one or more small costal spots that continue as a series of elongated spots around the base of the cilia. The cilia are similar in color to the ground color of the forewing, with varying levels of light golden mottling. One or more light streaks are often evident in the cilia that radiate from the base towards the tips.
Wingspan:
11-16 mm (Forbes, 1923)
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Nemapogon auropulvella
is found in southern Canada from British Columbia to Quebec, and in the eastern US. The range extends from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois eastward to the northeastern states, and then southwestward to as far south as Alabama and northern Florida. It appears to be rare or absent from much of the southeastern Coastal Plain. As of 2020, we have records from the Blue Ridge and Piedmont.
County Map:
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Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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