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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Pyralidae Members:
Achroia grisella
Acrobasis amplexella
Acrobasis angusella
Acrobasis aurorella
Acrobasis betulella
Acrobasis betulivorella
Acrobasis carpinivorella
Acrobasis caryae
Acrobasis caryalbella
Acrobasis caryivorella
Acrobasis cirroferella
Acrobasis cunulae
Acrobasis demotella
Acrobasis elyi
Acrobasis exsulella
Acrobasis indigenella
Acrobasis juglandis
Acrobasis latifasciella
Acrobasis minimella
Acrobasis new species near caryivorella
Acrobasis normella
Acrobasis nuxvorella
Acrobasis ostryella
Acrobasis palliolella
Acrobasis rubrifasciella
Acrobasis stigmella
Acrobasis sylviella
Acrobasis tumidulella
Acrobasis unidentified species
Acrobasis vaccinii
Actrix dissimulatrix
Actrix nyssaecolella
Actrix unidentified species
Adelphia petrella
Aglossa caprealis
Aglossa costiferalis
Aglossa cuprina
Aglossa disciferalis
Anacostia tribulella
Anadelosemia texanella
Aphomia fulminalis
Aphomia sociella
Aphomia terrenella
Aphomia unidentified species
Arivaca albicostella
Arivaca unidentified species
Arta olivalis
Arta statalis
Atascosa glareosella
Atheloca subrufella
Basacallis tarachodes
Cabnia myronella
Cacotherapia unicoloralis
Cacotherapia unipuncta
Cadra cautella
Canarsia ulmiarrosorella
Caudellia apyrella
Clydonopteron sacculana
Coenochroa bipunctella
Condylolomia participialis
Dioryctria abietivorella
Dioryctria amatella
Dioryctria clarioralis
Dioryctria disclusa
Dioryctria ebeli
Dioryctria merkeli
Dioryctria pygmaeella
Dioryctria taedae
Dioryctria taedivorella
Dioryctria unidentified species
Dioryctria yatesi
Diviana eudoreella
Elasmopalpus lignosella
Ephestia columbiella
Ephestia elutella
Ephestia kuehniella
Ephestia unidentified species
Ephestiodes infimella
Ephestiodes unidentified species
Epipaschia superatalis
Etiella zinckenella
Eulogia ochrifrontella
Eurythmia hospitella
Euzophera habrella
Euzophera magnolialis
Euzophera ostricolorella
Euzophera semifuneralis
Euzophera unidentified species
Galasa nigrinodis
Galleria mellonella
Glyptocera consobrinella
Goya stictella
Heliades mulleolella
Homeosoma-Phycitodes unidentified species
Homoeosoma asylonnastes
Homoeosoma deceptorium
Homoeosoma electella
Homoeosoma pedionnastes
Homoeosoma stypticella
Homoeosoma unidentified species
Homosassa ella
Hypsopygia binodulalis
Hypsopygia costalis
Hypsopygia intermedialis
Hypsopygia n. sp.
Hypsopygia nostralis
Hypsopygia olinalis
Hypsopygia thymetusalis
Hypsopygia unidentified species
Immyrla nigrovittella
Laetilia coccidivora
Laetilia fiskeella
Laetilia myersella
Laetilia unidentified species
Lepidomys irrenosa
Macalla zelleri
Macrorrhinia endonephele
Macrorrhinia ochrella
Melitara prodenialis
Meroptera cviatella
Meroptera pravella
Monoptilota pergratialis
Moodna ostrinella
Moodna pallidostrinella
Omphalocera cariosa
Omphalocera munroei
Oneida lunulalis
Oreana unicolorella
Ortholepis jugosella
Palatka nymphaeella
Parachma ochracealis
Penthesilea sacculalis
Peoria approximella
Peoria bipartitella
Peoria floridella
Peoria insularis
Peoria longipalpella
Peoria luteicostella
Peoria roseotinctella
Phycitinae unidentified species
Phycitodes mucidella
Phycitodes unidentified species
Plodia interpunctella
Pococera aplastella
Pococera asperatella
Pococera baptisiella
Pococera expandens
Pococera humerella
Pococera maritimalis
Pococera melanogrammos
Pococera militella
Pococera near subcanalis
Pococera robustella
Pococera scortealis
Pococera subcanalis
Pococera unidentified species
Pyla fusca
Pyralis farinalis
Quasisalebria atratella
Reynosa floscella
Ribua droozi
Salebriaria annulosella
Salebriaria carolynae
Salebriaria engeli
Salebriaria fasciata
Salebriaria new species (NC-1)
Salebriaria pumilella
Salebriaria rufimaculatella
Salebriaria squamopalpiella
Salebriaria tenebrosella
Salebriaria turpidella
Salebriaria unidentified species
Sciota celtidella
Sciota crassifasciella
Sciota rubrisparsella
Sciota subcaesiella
Sciota subfuscella
Sciota unidentified species
Sciota uvinella
Sciota vetustella
Sciota virgatella
Streptopalpia minusculalis
Stylopalpia scobiella
Tacoma feriella
Tallula atrifascialis
Tampa dimediatella
Tlascala reductella
Tosale oviplagalis
Tulsa finitella
Ulophora groteii
Varneria postremella
Vitula broweri
Vitula edmandsii
Vitula unidentified species
Wakulla carneella
Actrix
Members:
Actrix dissimulatrix
Actrix nyssaecolella
Actrix unidentified species
3 NC Records
Actrix dissimulatrix
Heinrich, 1956 - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Pyralidae
Subfamily:
Phycitinae
Tribe:
Phycitini
P3 Number:
80a0307
MONA Number:
5819.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Adult Markings:
"I have been unable to detect any difference in the external appearance of the adults of
A. dissimulatrix
and
A. nyssaecolella
. Nevertheless, the genitalia of the two species leave no doubt that
dissimulatrix
is a distinct species" (Neunzig, 2003).
Structural photos
Termite; Carteret County; J.B. Sullivan
Aedeagus; Carteret County; J.B. Sullivan
Male genitalia; Carteret County; J.B. Sullivan
Female genitalia; Scotland County; J.B. Sullivan
Female genitalia; Jones County; J.B. Sullivan
Female pelt; Jones County; J.B. Sullivan
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Our genitalia-based identifications as of 2024 are all from the Coastal Plain, which suggests that populations farther west are very likely
A. nyssaecolella
.
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
All of our confirmed records for this species come from Coastal Plain sites located near blackwater wetlands, although upland stands may be closely adjacent.
Larval Host Plants:
Larvae reportedly feed on tupelo (
Nyssa
spp.), and Heinrich (1956) listed Swamp Tupelo (
N. biflora
) as a host plant. All of the sites where this species has been confirmed by dissection in North Carolina are located in habitats that contain Swamp Tupelo, although Black Tupelo (
N. sylvatica
) may also be present. -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Actrix dissimulatrix
- None
Photos: 1
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2021-05-10
Scotland Co.
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