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COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
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Gracillariidae Members:
Acrocercops albinatella
Acrocercops astericola
Acrocercops strigosa
Acrocercops unidentified species
Anarsioses aberrans
Caloptilia alnivorella
Caloptilia azaleella
Caloptilia bimaculatella
Caloptilia blandella
Caloptilia cornusella
Caloptilia coroniella
Caloptilia flavella
Caloptilia glutinella
Caloptilia hypericella
Caloptilia invariabilis
Caloptilia juglandiella
Caloptilia negundella
Caloptilia ostryaeella
Caloptilia packardella
Caloptilia porphyretica
Caloptilia rhoifoliella
Caloptilia sassafrasella
Caloptilia serotinella
Caloptilia stigmatella
Caloptilia superbifrontella
Caloptilia triadicae
Caloptilia umbratella
Caloptilia unidentified species
Caloptilia violacella
Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aesculisella
Cameraria arcuella
Cameraria bethunella
Cameraria betulivora
Cameraria caryaefoliella
Cameraria castaneaeella
Cameraria cincinnatiella
Cameraria conglomeratella
Cameraria corylisella
Cameraria fletcherella
Cameraria guttifinitella
Cameraria hamadryadella
Cameraria hamameliella
Cameraria lentella
Cameraria macrocarpella
Cameraria obstrictella
Cameraria ostryarella
Cameraria picturatella
Cameraria quercivorella
Cameraria saccharella
Cameraria tubiferella
Cameraria ulmella
Cameraria unidentified species
Chrysaster ostensackenella
Cremastobombycia ignota
Cremastobombycia solidaginis
Cremastobombycia unidentified species
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Leucospilapteryx unidentified species
Leucospilapteryx venustella
Macrosaccus morrisella
Macrosaccus robiniella
Macrosaccus uhlerella
Marmara apocynella
Marmara fasciella
Marmara fraxinicola
Marmara serotinella
Marmara smilacisella
Marmara unidentified species
Marmara viburnella
Micrurapteryx salicifoliella
Neurobathra strigifinitella
Parectopa lespedezaefoliella
Parectopa pennsylvaniella
Parectopa plantaginisella
Parectopa robiniella
Parectopa unidentified species
Parornix geminatella
Parornix obliterella
Parornix preciosella
Parornix unidentified species
Parornix vicinella
Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella
Phyllocnistis hyperpersea
Phyllocnistis insignis
Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella__magnoliella complex
Phyllocnistis magnoliella
Phyllocnistis subpersea
Phyllocnistis unidentified species
Phyllocnistis vitegenella
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
Phyllonorycter aeriferella
Phyllonorycter albanotella
Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Phyllonorycter argentinotella
Phyllonorycter auronitens
Phyllonorycter basistrigella
Phyllonorycter caryaealbella
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Phyllonorycter celtisella
Phyllonorycter crataegella
Phyllonorycter diversella
Phyllonorycter fitchella
Phyllonorycter intermixta
Phyllonorycter lucetiella
Phyllonorycter lucidicostella
Phyllonorycter maestingella
Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Phyllonorycter martiella
Phyllonorycter obscuricostella
Phyllonorycter occitanica
Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Phyllonorycter propinquinella
Phyllonorycter quercialbella
Phyllonorycter salicifoliella
Phyllonorycter scudderella
Phyllonorycter tiliacella
Phyllonorycter trinotella
Phyllonorycter unidentified species
Porphyrosela desmodiella
Porphyrosela minuta
Porphyrosela unidentified species
Povolnya quercinigrella
Telamoptilia hibiscivora
Anarsioses
Members:
Anarsioses aberrans
5 NC Records
Anarsioses aberrans
(Braun, 1930) - No Common Name
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An adult that was reared from a mine.
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A larva that was removed from a mine.
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Young mines on the upper side of leaves of Apios americana.
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A view of several mature mines on American Groundnut. Note the initial linear portion on the mine on the right.
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea
Family:
Gracillariidae
Subfamily:
Lithocolletinae
P3 Number:
330256.00
MONA Number:
725.00
MONA Synonym:
Phyllonorycter aberrans
Species Status:
This genus of this taxon was recently changed from
Phyllonorycter
to
Anarsioses
. Davis (2019) placed it in a new monotypic genus (
Anarsioses
) based on differences in genitalia, life history characteristics, and molecular differences when compared with
Phyllonorycter
species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Braun, 1930; Davis, 2019.
Technical Description, Immature Stages:
Braun, 1930; Davis, 2019.
Adult Markings:
The following description of the adults is primarily from Davis (2019); the original description is in Braun (1930). The frons is white, and the dorsal scale tuft has a mixture of white and dark brown, piliform scales. The antenna is mostly brown with whitish annuli, while the scape and a few succeeding flagellomeres are white on the anterior surface. The thorax is white, with brown and brownish ochreous scales intermixed. The forewing pattern is complex. It consists of partially brownish ochreous coloration with black tipped scales, along with two strongly angulate white fasciae that occur near the basal third and the distal two thirds of the wing. The costal arms of the fasciae are shorter than the dorsal arms. There is a pair of white irregularly margined spots on the costal and dorsal wing margins near the distal third of the wing. There is also a pair of much smaller, and more slender, white spots near the apex. The basal margins of the fasciae and spots are bordered with patches of black scales that often appear as dark streaks. The cilia are predominantly white, but are tipped with a few black scales below the apex. The hindwing is pale silvery gray with slightly ochreous cilia. The legs are white, and the apices of the segments are dark brown. The posterior tibiae has diagonal, dark brown bands. The abdomen is gray to brown dorsally, and silvery white ventrally.
Wingspan:
6.0-6.5 mm (Braun, 1930).
Forewing Length:
2.7-3.0 mm (Davis, 2019).
Adult Structural Features:
Davis (2019) provides a detailed description and illustrations of the male and female genitalia. According to Davis (2019),
Anarsioses
differs from
Phyllonorycter
and other Lithocolletine genera in the asymmetry of the male genitalia and eighth abdominal sternite. The right valva in
Anarsioses
is broad with a rounded apex, and the left valva is extremely narrow with a bifurcated apex. The phallus is strongly curved, and the male eighth sternum terminates in a slender, curved lobe. The males of several species of
Phyllonorycter
also have asymmetrical valvae, but in most of these species the left valva is broad and the right slenderer. The phallus in
Phyllonorycter
is typically straight. The male eighth sternum also is typically symmetrical in
Phyllonorycter
.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The larva mines the upper surface of the leaf and initially creates an irregular linear mine that rapidly expands into a blotch. The linear portion is often obliterated by the expanding blotch, which is unwrinkled and white due to the loosened, thin epidermis (Braun, 1930). Each mine contains a single larva, but adjoining blotches may fuse with time to give the appearance of a communal mine. The larvae are sap-feeders with flattened bodies, except for the last instar that is cylindrical with functional mouthparts for feeding on parenchyma. The larva eventually leaves the mine and constructs a smooth, flat, whitish silk cocoon that is sometimes in the fold of a leaf (Braun, 1930; Davis, 2019).
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Anarsioses aberrans
is found in the east-central and southeastern United States from Ohio, Kentucky, and Maryland southward and westward to Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas, with an apparent disjunct in northern Florida (Davis, 2019; Eiseman and Davis, 2020). As of 2020, our records for North Carolina are from Durham, Wake, and Scotland Cos, and reflect Tracy Feldman's work on leafminers in this region of the state.
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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Immature Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Flight Comments:
Populations appear to be univoltine in Ohio (Braun, 1930), but may be bivoltine in North Carolina. Based on the discovery of active, mature mines in early May (Davis, 2019), the females in North Carolina begin laying eggs in April. Active mines have also been found in August-September (Davis, 2019), which suggests that a second brood is produced then.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants:
Anarsioses aberrans
specializes on legumes (Fabaceae). Davis (2019) listed the following documented hosts: American Groundnut (
Apios americana
), Hoary Tick-trefoil (
Desmodium canescens
), Panicled Tick-trefoil (
D. paniculatum
), Tall Tick-trefoil (
D. glabellum
), Maryland Tick-trefoil (
D. marilandicum
), Perplexing Tick-trefoil (
D. perplexum
), Hairy Lespedeza (
Lespedeza hirta
), and Hairypod Cowpea (
Vigna luteola
). In North Carolina, we have found mines on
Apios americana
,
Desmodium canescens
,
D. marilandicum
,
D. paniculatum
, and
Lespedeza hirta
.
Observation Methods:
The adults appear to rarely visit UV lights, and most records are from individuals that were reared from leaf mines. Look for the mines in May, and again in August and September.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
General Leguminous Forb and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S3S4
State Protection:
Comments:
We currently do not have sufficient data on the distribution and abundance of this species within the state to accurately assess its conservation status.
Photo Gallery for
Anarsioses aberrans
- No common name
Photos: 9
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-28
Anson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-28
Anson Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-12
Wake Co.
Comment: upper-surface mine on Apios americana
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-10-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A view of several mature upper-surface mines on Apios americana.
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-10-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A view of the underside of a leaflet of Apios americana that had several upper-surface mines (see companion photo).
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-10-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A mature larva from Apios americana.
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman and Charley Eiseman on 2015-08-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: Mines on the upper side of leaves of Apios americana.
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman and Charley Eiseman on 2015-08-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: Young mines on the upper side of leaves of Apios americana.
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman and Charley Eiseman on 2015-08-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: An adult that emerged on 2015-09-18 from leaf mines collected on 2015-08-26.