Moths of North Carolina
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Cacotherapia unipuncta (Dyar, 1913) - No Common Name

Cacotherapia unipunctaCacotherapia unipuncta
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Galleriinae		Tribe:
Cacotherapiini		P3 Number:
80a0060		 MONA Number:
5639.00
Species Status: The type locality is Tryon, NC (Dyar, 1913)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Cacotherapia unipunctaAlamance 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: Liebherr (1977) observed larvae in a commercial vineyard. Although both the moth and grape mealybugs are native, we are unaware of any observations that have been made of these species on native species of grapes. The mealybug, moreover, is polyphagous, feeding on a number of plant species in addition to grapes -- it is considered an important pest of pears and other species of Prunus. Our records for the moth come from natural habitats where native grapes can be expected to occur but we have no direct evidence that they are strictly associated with grapes.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on scale insects (Forbes, 1923), including grape mealybugs (Planococcus citri) that Liebherr observed feeding on grape vines (Liebherr, 1977). Liebherr reported that larvae shelter under the loose bark of grape vines. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S3S4
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 Photo Gallery for Cacotherapia unipuncta - None

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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-05-20
Orange Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-31
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-02
Wake Co.
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Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-05-16
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Cacotherapia unipunctaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2014-09-17
Vance Co.
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