Moths of North Carolina
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Aethes ringsi (Metzler, 1999) - Rings' Aethes

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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                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Aethes ringsiAlamance 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: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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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.
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 Photo Gallery for Aethes ringsi - Rings' Aethes

Photos: 17
Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Moore Co.
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Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: Dissected (male).
Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: Dissected (male).
Aethes ringsiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Aethes ringsiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-05-08
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: 4 traps- selected species
Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Harry Wilson on 2015-06-19
Wake Co.
Comment: dissected.		Aethes ringsiRecorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2014-08-28
Gates Co.
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Aethes ringsiRecorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2014-05-31
Ashe Co.
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