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Pococera unidentified species - No Common Name

Pococera unidentified species
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: EpipaschiinaeTribe: [Epipaschiini]P3 Number: 0.00 MONA Number: 5620.01
Comments: The genus Pococera contains a taxonomically challenging group of species with many forms that are difficult to distinguish based on external morphology, coloration, and patterning. Rearing and knowledge of the host species can be helpful in a few instances, and some species can be identified based on external characteristics. However, we find many specimens from North Carolina that are challenging to assign to species with high confidence. The genitalia of species that have been examined from North Carolina are virtually identical and offer little help in sorting out species (see Structural Photos below). DNA barcoding also offers little help since many of the established names show up in multiple BINs that likely reflect large numbers of misidentified specimens. Unfortunately, no one has any idea which of these specimens are accurately identified. A comprehensive study of North American members of the genus is clearly needed that will hopefully better delineate species boundaries and resolve some of the problems that hamper the accurate identification of specimens from within the state and elsewhere. At present, our assignment of specimens to certain species is best treated as provisional. Twenty-six species are currently listed for North America north of Mexico (Pohl and Nanz, 2023). Until a systematic revision is done for this genus -- clarifying the differences between the species and providing more guidance about how to identify them -- we lack standards about how to recognize even the traditionally named species and prefer to treat them in many cases only at the generic level.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
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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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 Photo Gallery for Pococera unidentified species - No common name

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2024-06-27
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-24
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-21
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2023-08-17
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-10-09
Durham Co.
Comment: Probably a Pococera larva based on the head patterning, but rearing is needed for a positive id; on oak.
Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-10-09
Durham Co.
Comment: Probably a Pococera larva based on the head patterning, but rearing is needed for a positive id; on oak. 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Jim Petranka, and Bo Sullivan on 2021-05-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-09
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-15
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-06-11
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-04-18
Durham Co.
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