Moths of North Carolina
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10 NC Records

Acleris nivisellana (Walsingham, 1879) - Snowy-shouldered Acleris Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: TortriciniP3 Number: 620010.00 MONA Number: 3510.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Chapman and Lienk (1971) studied the life history of populations that fed on apples in New York. At their sites the larvae typically feed individually on the lower surfaces of leaves where each individual skeletonizes an area along the midrib from beneath a silken chamber that is constructed over the feeding site. The larva partially cuts the midrib, and the leaf is partially folded over and bound with silk to take on a characteristic twisted appearance. In New York, moths from the first generation were on the wing after mid-August and appeared to give rise to larvae that overwintered, then resumed feeding in the spring.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a number of species of the Rosaceae, including Hawthorn, Apple, Ninebark, Cherry, and Mountain-ash (Brown et al., 2008)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Acleris nivisellana - Snowy-shouldered Acleris Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-03-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-23
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-03-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-07-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-30
Madison Co.
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