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Epinotia medioviridana (Kearfott, 1908) - Raspberry Leaf-roller Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 51a1199 MONA Number: 3286.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Kearfott (1908a)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This is a distinctive species with a forewing that has a relatively dark basal patch and a broad greenish median band that fades into greenish-gray mottling on the apical third. The following detailed description is based in part on that of Kearfott (1908a) who examined specimens from southern Canada and Pennsylvania. The head, palp, antenna and thorax are light mouse-gray. The forewing has a pale, apple-green, median band with darker sparse speckling that fades to darker greenish-gray shades on the apical third of the wing. A narrow blackish line separates the median band from the darker basal third that has a mixture of green and brown patches. A second, shorter black line occurs basal to the first that extends from the costal to the fold. The cilia are dark gray and the hindwing brownish gray.
Wingspan: 16-17 mm (Kearfott, 1908).
Forewing Length: 6.5-8.0 mm (Gilligan et al., 2008).
Adult Structural Features: Gilligan et al. (2008) have illustrations of the male and female genitalia.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larvae appear to be somewhat polyphagous and feed on the leaves of host plants within leaf shelters. The larvae have an amber-colored head and a blackish prothoracic shield, while the body is translucent and grayish-white (BugGuide).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Epinotia medioviridana is mostly restricted to eastern North America, with one isolated record from Alberta. In the East, it occurs in Ontario and Quebec, and in the US from the New England states westward across the Great Lakes region to Minnesota, and southwestward mostly through the Appalachian region to eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. As of 2024, all of our records are from lower elevation sites in the Blue Ridge.
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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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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Larvae are reported to feed on Rubus species and Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) (MacKay, 1959). Wild Clematis - Clematis virginiana (BugGuide). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Epinotia medioviridana - Raspberry Leaf-roller Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-18
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: J. Nelson on 2013-10-04
Ashe Co.
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