Moths of North Carolina
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44 NC Records

Epiblema scudderiana (Clemens, 1860) - Goldenrod Gall Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 621082.00 MONA Number: 3186.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Compositae, including Solidago, Heterotheca, Euthamia, and Baccharis (Robinson et al., 2010)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Epiblema scudderiana - Goldenrod Gall Moth

40 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-15
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-07-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-06-25
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-01
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-26
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-24
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-27
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-04-23
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-04-23
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-15
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-07-10
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2019-07-10
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2018-07-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-05-17
Cabarrus Co.
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