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Pococera unidentified species - No Common Name

Pococera unidentified species
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Epipaschiinae		Tribe:
[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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Pococera unidentified speciesAlamance 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Pococera unidentified species - No common name

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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-08
Harnett Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2024-06-27
Mecklenburg Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-24
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-10
Wake Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2023-08-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-02
Carteret Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded 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. 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded 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.
Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Steve Hall, Jim Petranka, and Bo Sullivan on 2021-05-09
Moore Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-09
Cabarrus Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-15
Guilford Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-06-11
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-09
Orange Co.
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Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-06-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Pococera unidentified speciesRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
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