Moths of North Carolina

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Parornix unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea

Family:
Gracillariidae

Subfamily:
Gracillariinae

Tribe:
[Gracillariini]

P3 Number:
0.00

MONA Number:
686.01

Comments: The genus Parornix contains around 70 species of small moths that are mostly found in north temperate regions. They are well represented in North America, but many are difficult to distinguish on external morphology and require the examination of genitalia. The last major taxonomic treatment was by Dietz (1907). There are several undescribed species that are known, and a modern taxonomic treatment is needed. We have several records and images of Parornix species in North Carolina that are difficult to place.

Identification

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Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Distribution in North Carolina

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Parornix unidentified species - No common name

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

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy Feldman, David George on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tracy Feldman, David George on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-18 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-18 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2024-08-06 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-14 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2023-08-06 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2023-08-06 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-02 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29 Swain Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-06-27 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-06-27 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-06-27 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-06-03 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-23 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-23 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-02-18 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-09-14 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Harry Wilson on 2018-08-15 Wake Co. Comment: