Moths of North Carolina
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8 NC Records

Eccritothrix guenterella Koçak, 1986 - No Common Name


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tineoidea Family: TineidaeSubfamily: TineinaeTribe: [Tineini]P3 Number: 300177.00 MONA Number: 422.00 MONA Synonym: Eccritothrix trimaculella
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Chambers (1873)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: In this species the head and dorsal tuft are straw yellow, and the antenna brownish. The thorax is dark purple brown and the area above the eyes also often has a patch of dark purple brown scales. The ground color of the forewing is dull yellow and dusted with fuscous scales throughout. There are two dark-brown to blackish spots just before the midwing, with the pair centered on the middle of the wing. A third spot that is usually larger than the basal two is present at about three-fourths the wing length near the center of the wing. The outer margin and fringe are heavily dusted with fuscous scales, but these are not arranged as distinct spots. The hindwing is uniformly lighter colored than the forewing and has a well-developed fringe.

Eccritothrix guenterella is similar to Tinea apicimaculella, but the latter differs by having a single dark basal spot instead of two, a dark longitudinal stripe through the forewing, and dark spots along the apical margin (missing in Eccritothrix).
Wingspan: 11 mm (Chambers, 1873).
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: Widely scattered records of this species are known from throughout the eastern U.S. and in Ontario and Quebec. The U.S. records include the states of Maine, New York, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida. As of 2024, we have a few scattered records that span all three physiographic regions of the state.
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)

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Flight Comments: The adults have been found from February through September in different areas of the range. As of 2024, our records extend from mid-March through late-August.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Most of our records are from xeric communities in the Sandhills.
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
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR[S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This is a seemingly uncommon species throughout its wide range. It is most common in North Carolina in xeric communities in the Sandhills.

 Photo Gallery for Eccritothrix guenterella - No common name

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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-23
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-23
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2022-05-30
Moore Co.
Comment: sheets and house lights, selective list. date_2=2022-05-31