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Canarsia ulmiarrosorella (Clemens, 1860) - Elm Leaftier Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0402		 MONA Number:
5926.00
Species Status: "Similar to other mainly gray phycitines, but can be told with good photo" (Scholtens, 2017).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of the forewings is fuscous gray with white dusting (Forbes, 1923); our specimens are frequently reddish fuscous before the antermedian line, with the vertex and thorax the same color. The lines are black and double with a white filling; both are wavy but the postmedian is more irregular. The outer line of the antemedian is black and contrasting and is often followed by a patch of white a the inner margin. The discal bar is black and there is a series of fine, black, separate terminal dots.
Wingspan: 13-16 mm (Forbes, 1923)
Adult Structural Features: The shaft of the antennae has a sinus at the base that is filled with a large scale tuft.
Structural photos
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.
Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaAlamance 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: Our records come mainly from semi-wooded residential neighborhoods but usually near mesic slopes or bottomland forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are leaf-tiers of elms (Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Schaffner, 1959; Baker, 1972; Heppner, 2007). The reported hosts include American Elm (Ulmus americana), Slippery Elm (U. rubra), and Rock Elm (U. thomasii). Forbes (1923) and Heppner (2007) reported this species to use hickories, but this needs additional verification. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Canarsia ulmiarrosorella - Elm Leaftier Moth

 48 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (female).		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-18
Madison Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2024-08-29
Union Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-11
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-19
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-06-18
Wake Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-31
Durham Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-29
Orange Co.
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Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Canarsia ulmiarrosorellaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-05
Chatham Co.
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