Moths of North Carolina
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52 NC Records

Ecdytolopha mana (Kearfott, 1907) - Bicolored Ecdytolopha

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Olethreutinae		Tribe:
Grapholitini		P3 Number:
51a1388		 MONA Number:
3498.00
Comments: The genus Ecdytolopha includes 14 described species that occur from southern Canada to Peru, with most found in Central and South America.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Kearfott (1907)Technical Description, Immature Stages: MacKay (1959)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: This species is very similar to Ecdytolopha insiticiana but lacks the black patch in the subtornal region. The palps and antennae are brown and the head tuft brownish black. The thorax is mottled with brown and black and has a blackish scale tuft on the posterior half. The basal half of the forewing is dark brown to grayish brown with fine blackish mottling. The dark coloration extends from the base to about mid-way on the inner margin, then slants posteriorly towards the costal margin and adjoins a pronounced pale dirty white region that covers much of the remainder of the forewing. The whitish region has a small, irregular, and often faint black patch at around three-fourths near the middle of the wing, along with a rather faint and slightly curved dark brown to blackish streak at around four-fifths that extends from above the costal margin to the subapical region near the mid-point of the termen. The fringe is grayish to grayish-white and there is a series of basal black dots that extend from near the apex to the middle of the termen. The hindwing is uniformly grayish-brown to brown with a paler fringe that has a narrow dark brown basal line.
Wingspan: 13-18 mm (BugGuide)
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larvae appear to specialize on hackberries (Celtis spp.; MacKay 1959; Brown 2022), but most aspects of the larval life history are poorly documented. Limited evidence indicate that the larvae feed within leaf galls or petiole galls on the trees.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: The range is centered on the southeastern US, with records extending from New Jersey and Delaware southward through the Carolinas to northern Florida, and westward to central Texas, central Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Illinois. As of 2022, all of our records are from the central and eastern Piedmont.
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Ecdytolopha mana
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Flight Comments: The adults have been documented from March through October in different areas of the range. As of 2022, we have records from early May through mid-September. Populations in North Carolina appear to be bivoltine, with the first flight in May and a second beginning in late-June and July.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records from natural habitats come mainly from areas close to streams or lakeshores and are consistent with the presence of Celtis laevigata. Many of our records come from residential areas, however, and the details concerning the habitats that are located nearby are not clear.
Larval Host Plants: The only documented hosts are hackberries (Celtis spp.; Brown et al., 2008; MacKay 1959; Brown 2022). - View
Observation Methods: The adults occasionally visit lights. More information is needed on host use and the mode of feeding for North Carolina populations.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
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 Ecdytolopha mana - Bicolored Ecdytolopha

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-26
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-04-21
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment: Dissected by J.B. Sullivan
Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment: Specimen dissected by J.B. Sullivan		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment: Specimen dissected by J.B. Sullivan
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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