Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Tortricidae Members:	Aethes Members:	32 NC Records
Aethes ringsi (Metzler, 1999) - Rings' Aethes

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Tortricoidea

Family:
Tortricidae

Subfamily:
Tortricinae

Tribe:
Cochylini

P3 Number:
51a0151.1

MONA Number:
3780.00

MONA Synonym:
Cochylis ringsi

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Aethes ringsi - Rings' Aethes		Photos: 15
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-05-08 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2022-09-26 Scotland Co. Comment: 4 traps- selected species
	Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-06-19 Wake Co. Comment: dissected.	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2014-08-28 Gates Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2014-05-31 Ashe Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Aethes ringsi - Rings' Aethes