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Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
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AUTOSTICHIDAE-
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BLASTOBASIDAE-
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BUCCULATRICIDAE-
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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-
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URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
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Tortricidae Members:
Acleris albicomana
Acleris albinivia
Acleris bowmanana
Acleris celiana
Acleris cervinana
Acleris chalybeana
Acleris comandrana
Acleris curvalana
Acleris flavivittana
Acleris forbesana
Acleris hudsoniana
Acleris inana
Acleris maccana
Acleris macdunnoughi
Acleris maculidorsana
Acleris negundana
Acleris nigrolinea
Acleris nivisellana
Acleris placidana
Acleris ptychogrammos
Acleris pulverosana
Acleris robinsoniana
Acleris semipurpurana
Acleris subnivana
Acleris unidentified species
Acleris variana
Acleris viburnana
Adoxophyes furcatana
Adoxophyes negundana
Adoxophyes unidentified species
Aethes angulatana
Aethes angustana
Aethes argentilimitana
Aethes atomosana
Aethes baloghi
Aethes biscana
Aethes fernaldana
Aethes floccosana
Aethes heleniana
Aethes mymara
Aethes new species 1
Aethes new species 2
Aethes new species 3
Aethes new species 4
Aethes obliquana
Aethes patricia
Aethes promptana
Aethes razowskii
Aethes ringsi
Aethes rutilana
Aethes seriatana
Aethes sexdentata
Aethes terriae
Aethes triassumenta
Aethes unidentified species
Amorbia humerosana
Ancylis albacostana
Ancylis brauni
Ancylis burgessiana
Ancylis comptana of authors
Ancylis definitivana
Ancylis diminuatana
Ancylis discigerana
Ancylis divisana
Ancylis fuscociliana
Ancylis goodelliana
Ancylis laciniana
Ancylis metamelana
Ancylis muricana
Ancylis nubeculana
Ancylis platanana
Ancylis semiovana
Ancylis spiraeifoliana
Ancylis subaequana
Ancylis unidentified species
Anopina ednana
Apotomis deceptana
Apotomis removana
Archips argyrospila
Archips dissitana
Archips fervidana
Archips georgiana
Archips grisea
Archips infumatana
Archips magnoliana
Archips nigriplagana
Archips purpurana
Archips rileyana
Archips semiferanus
Archips unidentified species
Argyrotaenia alisellana
Argyrotaenia coloradana
Argyrotaenia floridana
Argyrotaenia hodgesi
Argyrotaenia ivana
Argyrotaenia juglandana
Argyrotaenia kimballi
Argyrotaenia mariana
Argyrotaenia occultana
Argyrotaenia pinatubana
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
Argyrotaenia tabulana
Argyrotaenia unidentified species
Argyrotaenia velutinana
Aterpia approximana
Atroposia oenotherana
Bactra furfurana
Bactra unidentified species
Bactra verutana
Cagiva cephalanthana
Catastega aceriella
Catastega timidella
Catastega unidentified species
Celypha cespitana of authors
Celypha unidentified species
Cenopis cana
Cenopis chambersana
Cenopis croatanensis
Cenopis diluticostana
Cenopis directana
Cenopis eulongicosta
Cenopis ferreana
Cenopis lamberti
Cenopis niveana
Cenopis pettitana
Cenopis reticulatana
Cenopis saracana
Cenopis unicolorana
Cenopis unidentified species
Chimoptesis gerulae
Chimoptesis n-sp
Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana
Chimoptesis unidentified species
Choristoneura argentifasciata
Choristoneura conflictana
Choristoneura fractivittana
Choristoneura fumiferana
Choristoneura houstonana
Choristoneura obsoletana
Choristoneura parallela
Choristoneura pinus
Choristoneura rosaceana
Choristoneura unidentified species
Clepsis clemensiana
Clepsis listerana
Clepsis melaleucanus
Clepsis peritana
Clepsis persicana
Clepsis unidentified species
Clepsis virescana
Cochylichroa hoffmanana
Cochylichroa hospes
Cochylichroa temerana
Cochylichroa unidentified species
Cochylichroa viscana
Cochylini unidentified species
Cochylis bucera
Cochylis caulocatax
Cochylis unidentified species
Coelostathma discopunctana
Coelostathma placidana
Corticivora chica
Corticivora clarki
Corticivora parva
Corticivora unidentified species
Crocidosema plebejana
Crocidosema unica
Cryptaspasma bipenicilla
Cydia albimaculana
Cydia candana
Cydia caryana
Cydia erotella
Cydia ingens
Cydia lacustrina
Cydia laricana
Cydia latiferreana
Cydia marita
Cydia pomonella
Cydia rana
Cydia toreuta
Cydia unidentified species
Decodes basiplagana
Dichrorampha bittana
Dichrorampha broui
Dichrorampha incanana
Dichrorampha leopardana
Dichrorampha simulana
Ecdytolopha insiticiana
Ecdytolopha mana
Endothenia hebesana
Endothenia infuscata
Endothenia montanana
Endothenia new species
Endothenia nubilana
Epiblema abruptana
Epiblema adusta
Epiblema alba
Epiblema boxcana
Epiblema brightonana
Epiblema carolinana
Epiblema desertana
Epiblema discretivana
Epiblema dorsisuffusana
Epiblema exacerbatricana
Epiblema gibsoni
Epiblema glaseri
Epiblema glenni
Epiblema infelix
Epiblema insidiosana
Epiblema mandana
Epiblema minutana
Epiblema obfuscana
Epiblema obfuscana-desertana
Epiblema otiosana
Epiblema praesumptiosa
Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema separationis
Epiblema strenuana
Epiblema strenuana_abruptana complex
Epiblema tripartitana
Epiblema unidentified species
Epinotia celtisana
Epinotia lindana
Epinotia medioviridana
Epinotia rectiplicana
Epinotia sotipena
Epinotia transmissana
Epinotia unidentified species
Epinotia vertumnana
Epinotia xandana
Episimus argutana
Episimus tyrius
Episimus unidentified species
Eucopina cocana
Eucopina monitorana
Eucopina tocullionana
Eucosma alabamae
Eucosma ambodaidaleia
Eucosma aquilana
Eucosma argutipunctana
Eucosma autumnana
Eucosma awemeana
Eucosma baggetti
Eucosma essexana
Eucosma floridana
Eucosma formosana
Eucosma giganteana
Eucosma gomonana
Eucosma grindeliana
Eucosma kiscana
Eucosma linitipunctana
Eucosma ochroterminana
Eucosma ornatula
Eucosma paragemellana
Eucosma paregoria
Eucosma parmatana
Eucosma radiatana
Eucosma raracana
Eucosma rusticana
Eucosma sombreana
Eucosma tomonana
Eucosma umbrastriana
Eucosma unidentified species
Eucosmomorpha nearctica
Eugnosta bimaculana
Eugnosta erigeronana
Eugnosta sartana
Eulia ministrana
Eumarozia malachitana
Grapholita delineana
Grapholita eclipsana
Grapholita fana
Grapholita interstinctana
Grapholita molesta
Grapholita packardi
Grapholita prunivora
Grapholita tristrigana
Grapholita unidentified species
Gretchena amatana
Gretchena bolliana
Gretchena concitatricana
Gretchena concubitana
Gretchena delicatana
Gretchena deludana
Gretchena nymphana
Gretchena unidentified species
Gretchena watchungana
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum
Gypsonoma fasciolana
Gypsonoma salicicolana
Gypsonoma unidentified species
Hedya chionosema
Hedya separatana
Hendecaneura shawiana
Henricus edwardsiana
Hulda impudens
Larisa subsolana
Lorita baccharivora
Lorita scarificata
Notocelia lobana
Notocelia rosaecolana
Olethreutes appalachiana
Olethreutes appendiceum
Olethreutes astrologana
Olethreutes auricapitana
Olethreutes baccatanum
Olethreutes brunneopurpurata
Olethreutes concinnana
Olethreutes connectum
Olethreutes coruscana
Olethreutes corylana
Olethreutes exoletum
Olethreutes fasciatana
Olethreutes ferriferana
Olethreutes ferrolineana
Olethreutes furfuranum
Olethreutes griseoalbana
Olethreutes hamameliana
Olethreutes hippocastanum
Olethreutes inornatana
Olethreutes lacunanum
Olethreutes malana
Olethreutes monetiferanum
Olethreutes new species near appendiceum (CP-2)
Olethreutes new species near permundana
Olethreutes nigranum
Olethreutes nitidana
Olethreutes ochrosuffusanum
Olethreutes osmundana
Olethreutes permundana
Olethreutes permundana complex
Olethreutes sciotana
Olethreutes sericoranum
Olethreutes tilianum
Olethreutes unidentified species
Olethreutes valdanum
Olethreutes viburnanum
Olethreutinae unidentified species
Orthotaenia undulana
Pammene felicitana
Pandemis lamprosana
Pandemis limitata
Pandemis unidentified species
Paralobesia crispans
Paralobesia cyclopiana
Paralobesia cypripediana
Paralobesia dividuana
Paralobesia liriodendrana
Paralobesia magnoliana
Paralobesia monotropana
Paralobesia new species 1
Paralobesia palliolana
Paralobesia parsaura
Paralobesia piperae
Paralobesia unidentified species
Paralobesia viteana
Paralobesia yaracana
Pelochrista adamantana
Pelochrista argentialbana
Pelochrista cataclystiana
Pelochrista comatulana
Pelochrista derelicta
Pelochrista dorsisignatana
Pelochrista fiskeana
Pelochrista fratruelis
Pelochrista fraudabilis
Pelochrista galenapunctana
Pelochrista graciliana
Pelochrista guttulana
Pelochrista kimballi
Pelochrista milleri
Pelochrista nandana
Pelochrista oraria
Pelochrista pallidipalpana
Pelochrista quinquemaculana
Pelochrista robinsonana
Pelochrista similiana
Pelochrista sullivani
Pelochrista unidentified species
Pelochrista vagana
Pelochrista wandana
Pelochrista zomonana
Phaecasiophora confixana
Phaecasiophora inspersa
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
Phaecasiophora unidentified species
Phalonidia lepidana
Phalonidia unidentified species
Phiaris glaciana
Phtheochroa baracana
Phtheochroa birdana
Phtheochroa terminana
Phtheochroa unidentified species
Platphalonidia lavana
Platphalonidia magdalenae
Platphalonidia unidentified species
Platynota exasperatana
Platynota flavedana
Platynota idaeusalis
Platynota rostrana
Platynota semiustana
Platynota stultana
Platynota unidentified species
Pristerognatha agilana
Proteoteras aesculana
Proteoteras crescentana
Proteoteras moffatiana
Proteoteras naracana
Proteoteras obnigrana
Proteoteras unidentified species
Proteoteras willingana
Pseudexentera costomaculana
Pseudexentera cressoniana
Pseudexentera faracana
Pseudexentera haracana
Pseudexentera hodsoni
Pseudexentera kalmiana
Pseudexentera mali
Pseudexentera maracana
Pseudexentera sepia
Pseudexentera spoliana
Pseudexentera unidentified species
Pseudexentera vaccinii
Pseudexentera virginiana
Pseudogalleria inimicella
Retinia comstockiana
Retinia gemistrigulana
Retinia houseri
Retinia unidentified species
Retinia virginiana
Rhopobota dietziana
Rhopobota finitimana
Rhopobota naevana
Rhopobota unidentified species
Rhyacionia adana
Rhyacionia aktita
Rhyacionia busckana
Rhyacionia frustrana
Rhyacionia granti
Rhyacionia rigidana
Rhyacionia unidentified species
Rudenia leguminana
Satronia tantilla
Sereda tautana
Sonia canadana
Sonia divaricata
Sonia paraplesiana
Sonia unidentified species
Sparganothis bistriata
Sparganothis caryae
Sparganothis distincta
Sparganothis mcguinnessi
Sparganothis niteolinea
Sparganothis sulfureana
Sparganothis tristriata
Sparganothis unidentified species
Sparganothis xanthoides
Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Spilonota ocellana
Spinipogon resthavenensis
Strepsicrates smithiana
Suleima helianthana
Suleima unidentified species
Syllonoma longipalpana
Syndemis afflictana
Talponia plummeriana
Taniva albolineana
Thaumatographa jonesi
Thyraylia bunteana
Thyraylia hollandana
Thyraylia hollandana species complex
Thyraylia nana
Thyraylia unidentified species
Thyraylia voxcana
Thyraylia wiscana
Xenotemna pallorana
Zeiraphera claypoleana
Zomaria interruptolineana
Zomaria rosaochreana
Epiblema
Members:
Epiblema abruptana
Epiblema adusta
Epiblema alba
Epiblema boxcana
Epiblema brightonana
Epiblema carolinana
Epiblema desertana
Epiblema discretivana
Epiblema dorsisuffusana
Epiblema exacerbatricana
Epiblema gibsoni
Epiblema glaseri
Epiblema glenni
Epiblema infelix
Epiblema insidiosana
Epiblema mandana
Epiblema minutana
Epiblema obfuscana
Epiblema obfuscana-desertana
Epiblema otiosana
Epiblema praesumptiosa
Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema separationis
Epiblema strenuana
Epiblema strenuana_abruptana complex
Epiblema tripartitana
Epiblema unidentified species
10 NC Records
Epiblema discretivana
(Heinrich, 1921) - Epiblema Species Group
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As seen here, the larvae make elongated galls on Baccharis spp. Note the escape hole at the top where the adult emerged.
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Olethreutinae
Tribe:
Eucosmini
P3 Number:
621083.00
MONA Number:
3188.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Heinrich (1921); Wright and Gilligan (2023).
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Miller (1976).
Adult Markings:
The following description mostly is based on those of Heinrich (1921) and Wright and Gilligan (2023). This is a medium-sized
Epiblema
with a moderately broad forewing. The antennae, palps, face, and head vary from dull fuscous to ashy fuscous. The thorax is dull fuscous, while the forewing ground color is a dirty grayish white with darker markings. An outwardly angulated basal patch covers the basal third of the wing and varies from dark gray to grayish-fuscous. It is followed by a grayish white medial band that has gray transverse reticulations. Following this is a vaguely defined blackish-gray pretornal mark. The ocellus is grayish-white and has gray lateral bands, while the termen has a dark gray or fuscous band that extends from the tornus to the apex. The hindwing is smoky fuscous and the fringe is grayish white with a dull fuscous band along its base.
Eucosma discretivana
most closely resembles
E. obfuscana
, but the latter has the face, head, thorax, and base of antennae covered with inky blue-black scales. In addition, the dark margin of the termen of
E. obfuscana
is bluish-black and only extends from the apex to a little over one-half the length of the termen. In
E. discretivana
there is none of the bluish-black scaling that is so noticeable in
E. obfuscana
and the entire length of the termen is faintly dark margined.
Eucosma discretivana
also resembles
E. desertana
, but the latter has bluish-black scaling that is similar to that of
E. obfuscana
.
Wingspan:
13-16 mm (Heinrich, 1921).
Forewing Length:
5.8-8.4 mm; mean = 6.9 mm (Wright and Gilligan, 2023).
Adult Structural Features:
Wright and Gilligan (2023) provide descriptions and illustrations of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Immatures and Development:
The following life history account is based on that of Miller (1976), who reared adults from three species of
Baccharis
. The young larvae bore into the stems of the host plants and feed on the internal tissues except for the cambium. Feeding is typically confined to a short length of the stem (2.1-3.3 cm) and triggers the plant to produce an elongated gall. Maximum stem swelling seems to be associated with the point where larvae concentrate their feeding within the stem. The larvae modify the initial entry passages to create debris hatches and plugs in the upper half of the gall to void frass and debris. When mature, each larva excavates an exit tunnel for the adult to emerge in the upper half of the gall, but leaves a thin layer of plant tissue intact. It then spins a silken funnel that guides the emerging insect into the exit tunnel. The exit tunnels are completed before winter, and the larvae overwinter and pupate the following spring.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Epiblema discretivana
is found in coastal habitats from southern Texas eastward across the Gulf Coast to Florida, and northward along the Atlantic Coast to Rhode Island (Wright and Gilligan, 2023). As of 2024, all of our records are from the Coastal Plain, with the exception of one larval record from the eastern Piedmont.
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
Flight Comments:
Wright and Gilligan (2023) reported flight dates that ranged from mid-March to the end of the July, with one record from south Texas dated 3 October. Populations in North Carolina are univoltine. As of 2024, our records range from late-April through late-June.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Local populations are commonly found where Groundsel-tree, which is the primary host, grows locally. This species is commonly found around the margins of maritime wetlands, but has rapidly expanded its range westward in North Carolina where it grows in disturbed sites such as damp roadsides, ditches and weedy fields.
Larval Host Plants:
Miller (1976) reared adults mostly from Groundsel-tree (
Baccharis halimifolia
), but also from Saltwater False-willow (
B. angustifolia
) and Silverling (
B. glomeruliflora
). -
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Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights, and the elongated galls can be found on the stems of
Baccharis
.
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR[S2S3]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
This species appears to be uncommon in North Carolina, with only five site records as of 2024. More information is needed on its habitat requirements and distribution and abundance before we can accurately assess its conservation status within the state.
Photo Gallery for
Epiblema discretivana
- Epiblema Species Group
Photos: 3
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2024-02-29
Wake Co.
Comment: A gall on Baccharis halimifolia.
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2024-02-29
Wake Co.
Comment: A gall on Baccharis halimifolia.
Recorded by: Tracy Feldman on 2024-02-29
Wake Co.
Comment: A gall on Baccharis halimifolia.