Moths of North Carolina
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100 NC Records

Dioryctria amatella (Hulst, 1887) - Southern Pineconeworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 800435.00 MONA Number: 5853.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Wingspan: 27-32 mm (Heinrich, 1956)
Adult Structural Features: Genitalia are essentially like those of zimmermani (Heinrich, 1956)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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:
Larval Host Plants: Feeds on various pines (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Dioryctria amatella - Southern Pineconeworm Moth

100 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-21
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-21
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-26
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-04
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-30
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-29
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-25
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-06-14
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-07
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-03-28
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-11-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-11-07
Durham Co.
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