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Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
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LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
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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
Phyllonorycter
Members:
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
8 NC Records
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
(Chambers, 1871) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea
Family:
Gracillariidae
Subfamily:
Lithocolletinae
P3 Number:
330274.00
MONA Number:
742.00
Comments:
Phyllonorycter
is a genus of small and often colorful moths, with 79 described species in North America. The larvae of most form underside tentiform mines on woody plants and pupate within the mines.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Braun, 1908.
Adult Markings:
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
exhibits significant individual variation in patterning and coloration. This is primarily due to the extent to which the scales develop dark pigmentation to produce a dusted appearance. The following description is based primarily on Chambers (1871) and Braun (1908). The face is silvery white, and the outer surface of the palps are saffron with brown flecks. The antennae are brown with white annulations, and flecked with blackish scales. The tuft is reddish saffron to brown, with white scales intermixed. The thorax is reddish saffron anteriorly, but grades into brown posteriorly. There is a white line (sometimes absent) that crosses the anterior margin of the thorax, then extends to the forewing where it connects with a narrow median white basal streak that terminates before the first fascia. The ground color of the forewing is reddish saffron, but often so heavily dusted with dark brown that the reddish coloration is obscured to varying degrees. There are two fasciae that have dark brown coloration anteriorly and whitish scales posteriorly. The first fascia is at about one-third and the second near the middle. Both are strongly angulated posteriorly, and the white edge on the posterior margin often extends from the angle posteriorly as a white streak. (On specimens that have little dark dusting, these may appear as mostly whitish fasciae on a saffron background.) Between the second fascia and wing tip there are often two or more dark patches or elongated dark bars, along with an irregular white line or short costal streak near the wing tip. The cilia vary from pale reddish saffron to light brown, and have a dark brown marginal line. The legs have a whitish ground color that is often heavily dusted with brown, along with dark brown spots and blotches along their lengths.
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The cylindrical, yellowish larvae make tent mines on the undersides of hackberry leaves. Mines examined by Eiseman (2019) were constructed between two veins and were elongated, but somewhat variable in shape. The pupa is suspended by a few silken threads.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
is found in the eastern US where the host plants occur locally. Populations are most abundant in the Midwest, but occur eastward to Kentucky and West Virginia, and southward to Florida. As of 2020, we have only two records for North Carolina, and both are from the Piedmont.
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:
The adults emerge in late September.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
This species is a specialist on hackberries (
Celtis
). One of the host,
Celtis occidentalis
, is uncommon in North Carolina and is mostly confined to the mountains and upper Piedmont where mafic or calcareous bedrocks occur.
Celtis tenuifolia
prevails further east, and is also found in nutrient-rich, circumneutral soils.
Larval Host Plants:
The only known hosts are Northern Hackberry (
Celtis occidentalis
) and
C. pumila
(cf.
Celtis tenuifolia
).
Observation Methods:
The adults are attracted to lights, and have been successfully reared from leaf mines. We encourage moth enthusiasts to search for the leaf mines on the lower leaves of hackberries.
Phyllonorycter celtisella
also mines hackberry leaves, but constructs mines on the upper surface of leaves.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
Rich Wet-Dry Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S2S3
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
- No common name
Photos: 13
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-11
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-11
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-07-17
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-07-17
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-05-23
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-05-23
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-05-23
Durham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin, Sally Gewalt on 2021-09-29
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin, Sally Gewalt on 2021-09-29
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-10-23
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-10-23
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2017-10-15
Wake Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2017-10-15
Wake Co.
Comment: