Moths of North Carolina
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Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847 - Cotton Tipworm Moth

Crocidosema plebejana
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Olethreutinae		Tribe:
Eucosmini		P3 Number:
51a1186.2		 MONA Number:
3274.00		 MONA Synonym:
Crocidosema plebejana of authors		Other Common Names:
Mallow Tip Borer, Southern Bell
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Crocidosema plebejanaAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, with reported hosts including cotton, corn, wheat, hawthorn, and mallow (Gilligan & Epstein, 2014). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Crocidosema plebejana - Cotton Tipworm Moth

Photos: 7
Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-28
Carteret Co.
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Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: R. Newwman on 2022-09-01
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-22
Onslow Co.
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Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-11
Cabarrus Co.
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Crocidosema plebejanaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-06-11
Cabarrus Co.
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