Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFGracillariidae Members: Phyllonorycter Members: 6 NC Records

Phyllonorycter tiliacella (Chambers, 1871) - Basswood Round-blotch Miner Moth

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Taxonomy
Family:
Gracillariidae		Subfamily:
Lithocolletinae		P3 Number:
33a0362		 MONA Number:
797.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species is primarily known from the North, from New England west to the upper Midwest. MPG shows no records from south of Pennsylvania and Ohio (accessed 2023-12-17)
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phyllonorycter tiliacellaAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae mine the leaves of American Basswood (Tilia americana) (Eiseman, 2022), which has been confirmed as the host in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S3
State Protection:
Comments: This species appears to be highly disjunct in North Carolina, located well to the south and east of the majority of this species range. Relatively few records exist within the northern part of its range, but given the commonness of its host plant, we expect to find more in North Carolina.

 Photo Gallery for Phyllonorycter tiliacella - Basswood Round-blotch Miner Moth

Photos: 6
Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-08
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: tom ward on 2023-08-07
Buncombe Co.
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Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-08-03
Ashe Co.
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Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-08-03
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Phyllonorycter tiliacellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
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