Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGracillariidae Members: Phyllonorycter Members: 4 NC Records

Phyllonorycter maestingella (Müller, 1764) - No Common Name

Phyllonorycter maestingella
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Taxonomy
Family:
Gracillariidae		P3 Number:
330302.00		 MONA Number:
766.10
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.
Phyllonorycter maestingellaAlamance 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: Larvae mine the leaves of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) and American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) (Eiseman, 2022). In North Carolina, all of our records are from American Beech. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Phyllonorycter maestingella - None

Photos: 8
Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: A reared adult from American Beech; mine collected on July 30; adult emerged on August 8, 2024 (see companion images of the mine).		Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Occupied mine was on American Beech; adult reared and emerged on August 8, 2024.
Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: Occupied mine was on American Beech; adult reared and emerged on August 8, 2024.		Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Unoccupied mine was on American Beech.
Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Unoccupied mine was on American Beech. 		Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
Comment: Unoccupied mine was on American Beech.
Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
Comment: Unoccupied mine was on American Beech. 		Phyllonorycter maestingellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2022-08-09
Watauga Co.
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