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Telamoptilia hibiscivora Davis and Davis, 2017 - No Common Name

Telamoptilia hibiscivora
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Taxonomy
Family:
Gracillariidae		P3 Number:
33a0420		 MONA Number:
698.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Telamoptilia hibiscivora was thought to be a specialist on Hibiscus species, but David George found a mine on Seaside Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos) at Fort Macon State Park. J.B. Sullivan subsequently managed to rear a larva from the site and confirm its identity as T. hibiscivora. Tracy Feldman has also reared larvae from mines on Swamp Rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos). Both Hibiscus and Kosteletzkya are members of the Malvaceae, which may include other hosts for this species. - View
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See also Habitat Account for Coastal Freshwater and Low-Salinity Marshes
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S2S3
State Protection:
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 Photo Gallery for Telamoptilia hibiscivora - None

Photos: 14
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: T. Feldman on 2025-06-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Bo Sullivan and Jim Petranka on 2023-06-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: An adult that as reared from Kosteletzkya pentacarpos. Mines were collected on 2023-06-11; adult was reared and photographed by Jim Petranka.
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-06-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: Leaf mines on 2023-06-11; adult emerged on 2023-06-28.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-06-11
Carteret Co.
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Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: J.B. Sullvan on 2023-05-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: Two adults were reared from Kosteletzkya pentacarpos; mines were collected on May 14; adults emerged on May 25, 2023.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-05-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: Occupied mines were on Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos); two adults were reared by Bo Sullivan and emerged on May 25.
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2023-05-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: Occupied mines were on Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos); two adults were reared by Bo Sullivan and emerged on May 25.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: David George, Bo Sullivan on 2023-05-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: on Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: On Hibiscus moscheutos.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: On Hibiscus moscheutos.
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: On Hibiscus moscheutos.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-29
Craven Co.
Comment: On Hibiscus moscheutos.
Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-29
Craven Co.
Comment: On Hibiscus moscheutos.		Telamoptilia hibiscivoraRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2021-06-29
Craven Co.
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