Moths of North Carolina
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11 NC Records

Epiblema gibsoni Wright & Covell, 2003 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 621080.00 MONA Number: 3207.20
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Wright and Covell (2003)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: In this species the palps, head, thorax, antennae, and most of the forewing are a rich medium brown. The most distinctive mark on the forewing is an immaculate, narrow, bright white, and sharply-edged median spot. The roughly triangular-shaped spot begins on the inner margin and narrows to either a sharp or somewhat rounded point near the middle of the wing. There are four pairs of costal strigulae on the apical half of the wing that are subdued except for a white pair near the apex. The ocellus is also obscure, with gray bands on the lateral margins and a few blackish spots or dashes on a narrow, brownish central field (Wright and Covell, 2003; Wright and Gilligan, 2023). The hindwing is uniformly grayish-brown.
Forewing Length: 6-9 mm (mean = 7.5 mm) for males; 7-9.5 mm (mean = 8.7 mm) for females (Wright and Covell, 2003).
Adult Structural Features: Wright and Covell (2003) and Wright and Gilligan (2023) have descriptions and illustrations of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history is undocumented.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Epiblema gibsoni is found in the eastern U.S. from Iowa southward to Arkansas, and eastward to Alabama, southwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and southern Michigan. As of 2024 all of our records are from the Blue Ridge, with most from lower elevation sites.
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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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Flight Comments: The adults fly from June through August in different areas of the range. As of 2024, our records range from early-June through late-September.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Most of our records are from mesic forests or forest edges.
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
Observation Methods: The adults are attracted to lights.
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR[S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Populations in North Carolina appear to be restricted to the Blue Ridge and are uncommon.

 Photo Gallery for Epiblema gibsoni - No common name

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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-07-22
Buncombe Co.
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