Moths of North Carolina
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Dichomeris offula Hodges - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family:
GELECHIIDAE		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0580		 MONA Number:
2305.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Hodges (1986)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The immature stages are unknown (Hodges, 1986)
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dichomeris offulaAlamance 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: Two records come from the edge of bottomland pools or marshes.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown (Hodges, 1986). - View
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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 Dichomeris offula - None

Photos: 12
Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-09-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-09-01
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-08-15
Orange Co.
Comment: A larva from a leaf fold on Symphyotrichum sp (adult reared). 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-08-15
Orange Co.
Comment:
Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-08-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
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Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-09
Durham Co.
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Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dichomeris offula
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-04-27
Guilford Co.
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