Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781) - Juniper Webworm Moth

Dichomeris marginellaDichomeris marginella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0517		 MONA Number:
2282.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dichomeris marginellaAlamance 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: The larvae are specialists on junipers (Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Maier et al., 2004; Heppner, 2007; Robinson et al., 2010; Eiseman, 2022). The specific hosts include Common Juniper (Juniperus communis) and Eastern Red Cedar (J. virginiana). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Cedar Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S3S4]
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 Dichomeris marginella - Juniper Webworm Moth

Photos: 11
Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-04-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-04-21
Durham Co.
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Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: David George on 2022-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-04-15
Cumberland Co.
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Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-04-15
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-25
Guilford Co.
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Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-25
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-25
Guilford Co.
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Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-20
Guilford Co.
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Dichomeris marginellaRecorded by: Harry Wilson on 2010-05-09
Wake Co.
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