Moths of North Carolina
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Lepidomys irrenosa Guenée, 1852 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Chrysauginae		P3 Number:
80a0012		 MONA Number:
5550.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Lepidomys irrenosaAlamance 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 Hanover 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: Our records come from a single site located along the mainland next to a sound.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on Wild Olive (Cartrema americanum) (Robinson et al., 2010). The hosts used in North Carolina are unknown. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Live Oak Forests and Maritime Scrub Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S1S2
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 Photo Gallery for Lepidomys irrenosa - None

Photos: 9
Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-23
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-06
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-30
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-25
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-24
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-11
Onslow Co.
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Lepidomys irrenosa
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-06-30
Onslow Co.
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