Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFTineidae Members: Xylesthia Members: 16 NC Records

Xylesthia unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tineoidea		 Family:
Tineidae		Subfamily:
Tineidae-unplaced		Tribe:
[Tineidae-unplaced]		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
317.01
Comments: The genus Xylesthia currently contains two described species. A third undescribed species is present in North Carolina and elsewhere in the Southeast. Most of the specimens below are of this undescribed species that is referred to as '0317.96 – Xylesthia n. sp.' on MPG.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
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County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Xylesthia unidentified speciesAlamance 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Xylesthia unidentified species - No common name

Photos: 14
Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-04
Guilford Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-24
Guilford Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-12
Durham Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-09-05
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-05-24
Wake Co.
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Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-04-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Xylesthia unidentified speciesRecorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-08-01
Wake Co.
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