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Gelechiidae Members:
Agnippe prunifoliella
Anacampsini new genus new species
Anacampsis agrimoniella
Anacampsis conclusella
Anacampsis consonella
Anacampsis coverdalella
Anacampsis fragariella
Anacampsis levipedella
Anacampsis lupinella
Anacampsis New Species one
Anacampsis rhoifructella
Anacampsis tristrigella
Anacampsis unidentified species
Anarsia lineatella
Arcutelphusa talladega
Aristotelia callirrhoda
Aristotelia fungivorella
Aristotelia isopelta
Aristotelia lespedezae
Aristotelia monilella
Aristotelia pudibundella
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Aristotelia rubidella
Aristotelia unidentified species
Aroga argutiola
Aroga compositella
Aroga epigaeella
Aroga trialbamaculella
Aroga trialbamaculella complex
Aroga unidentified species
Arogalea cristifasciella
Battaristis concinnusella
Battaristis new species
Battaristis nigratomella
Battaristis unidentified species
Battaristis vittella
Besciva n. sp.
Caryocolum pullatella
Chionodes adamas
Chionodes baro
Chionodes bicostomaculella
Chionodes cacula
Chionodes continuella
Chionodes discoocellella
Chionodes fondella
Chionodes formosella
Chionodes fuscomaculella
Chionodes hibiscella
Chionodes imber
Chionodes lactans
Chionodes mediofuscella
Chionodes new species 2
Chionodes obscurusella
Chionodes pereyra
Chionodes pseudofondella
Chionodes rabula
Chionodes rectifex
Chionodes sevir
Chionodes soter
Chionodes suasor
Chionodes tarmes
Chionodes thoraceochrella
Chionodes unidentified species
Coleotechnites albicostata
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites canusella
Coleotechnites carbonaria
Coleotechnites citriella
Coleotechnites coniferella
Coleotechnites florae
Coleotechnites macleodi
Coleotechnites new species
Coleotechnites obliquistrigella
Coleotechnites piceaella
Coleotechnites quercivorella
Coleotechnites unidentified species
Coleotechnites variiella
Deltophora sella
Dichomeris aglaia
Dichomeris agonia
Dichomeris bilobella
Dichomeris bipunctellus
Dichomeris bolize
Dichomeris caia
Dichomeris citrifoliella
Dichomeris costarufoella
Dichomeris crepida
Dichomeris fistuca
Dichomeris flavocostella
Dichomeris furia
Dichomeris georgiella
Dichomeris glenni
Dichomeris heriguronis
Dichomeris inserrata
Dichomeris inversella
Dichomeris juncidella
Dichomeris kimballi
Dichomeris laetitia
Dichomeris ligulella
Dichomeris marginella
Dichomeris nenia
Dichomeris new species 2
Dichomeris new species 4
Dichomeris nonstrigella
Dichomeris ochripalpella
Dichomeris offula
Dichomeris pelta
Dichomeris punctidiscellus
Dichomeris punctipennella
Dichomeris purpureofusca
Dichomeris setosella
Dichomeris siren
Dichomeris unidentified species
Dichomeris vacciniella
Dichomeris ventrellus
Dichomeris xanthoa
Enchrysa dissectella
Exoteleia anomala
Exoteleia pinifoliella complex
Fascista bimaculella
Fascista cercerisella
Fascista quinella
Filatima ornatifimbriella
Filatima persicaeella
Filatima pseudacaciella
Filatima serotinella
Filatima unidentified species
Filatima xanthuris
Frumenta nundinella
Gelechia albisparsella
Gelechiidae unidentified species
Glauce pectenalaeella
Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
Gnorimoschema terracottella
Gnorimoschema unidentified species
Helcystogramma hystricella
Helcystogramma melanocarpa
Helcystogramma melantherella
Holophysis emblemella
Isophrictis anteliella
Isophrictis rudbeckiella
Isophrictis unidentified species
Keiferia inconspicuella
Keiferia unidentified species
Mesophleps adustipennis
Metzneria lappella
Monochroa disconotella
Monochroa gilvolinella
Monochroa monactis
Monochroa pullusella
Monochroa quinquepunctella
Monochroa unidentified species
Neotelphusa sequax
Phthorimaea operculella
Polyhymno luteostrigella
Prostomeus brunneus
Pseudochelaria pennsylvanica
Pseudochelaria walsinghami
Pseudotelphusa fuscopunctella
Pseudotelphusa palliderosacella
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
Pseudotelphusa unidentified species
Pubitelphusa latifasciella
Sinoe chambersi
Sinoe kwakae
Sinoe robiniella
Sinoe unidentified species
Sitotroga cerealella
Stegasta bosqueella
Stereomita andropogonis
Strobisia iridipennella
Symmetrischema capsica
Symmetrischema pallidochrella
Symmetrischema striatella
Symmetrischema unidentified species
Taygete attributella
Taygete gallaegenitella
Telphusa longifasciella
Telphusa perspicua
Theisoa constrictella
Trypanisma prudens
Untomia albistrigella
Xenolechia aethiops
Fascista
Members:
Fascista bimaculella
Fascista cercerisella
Fascista quinella
100 NC Records
Fascista cercerisella
(Chambers, 1872) - Redbud Leaffolder Moth
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Larvae feed within folded redbud leaves that are bound with webbing.
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An older-instar larva with conspicuous black banding.
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Gelechiidae
Subfamily:
Gelechiinae
Tribe:
Gelechiini
P3 Number:
421157.00
MONA Number:
2204.00
Comments:
The genus
Fascista
contains only three species, and all are found in North America.
Species Status:
The Redbud Leaffolder is a pest in some areas of its range where Eastern Redbud (
Cercis canadensis
) is grown in nurseries or as an ornamental. Heavily infested trees may lose many of their leaves or have contorted, brown leaves that make them less attractive as ornamentals.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984); Leckie and Beadle (2018)
Online Photographs:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Chambers, 1872.
Adult Markings:
Adults are easily recognized by the dark-brown to velvety black forewing that has boldly patterned white spots. The labial palp, head, and collar are white. The third segment of the palp is white except at the base, and the antenna is dark. The forewing has four large white spots. These include a relatively large spot or bar at about one-fourth the wing length that extends inward to the fold, a smaller costal spot at about three-fifths, and a costal and opposing dorsal spot in the subapical region. A few whitish specks are sometimes present at the base of the fringe. The costal cilia are brown basally and whitish apically. The hindwing is pale drab and faintly pink tinged along the costa and near the anal angle (Forbes, 1923).
Fascista quinella
is similar, but has a pair of costal and dorsal spots just beyond the middle of the forewing, instead of a single costal spot as seen in
Fascista cercerisella
.
Wingspan:
15 mm (Hyche, 2002)
Forewing Length:
Total length around 7-9 mm (Leckie and Beadle, 2018)
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The larvae feed on the upper leaf surfaces of Eastern Redbud (
Cercis canadensis
). Feeding occurs within a protective shelter that is constructed by folding the edge of the leaf over and fastening it with silk strands. Shelters are also made by binding two adjoining leaves together to form a leaftier-like design. The larvae reside in a silken tube within the shelter, and a single shelter often houses two or more larvae. When local densities are high, there may be two or three folded areas on a single leaf. Individuals in the last seasonal brood overwinter as pupae in dried leaves or on the ground surface. In North Carolina, the adults first emerge in May and begin laying eggs shortly thereafter. First-instar larvae are whitish, but later instars become progressively darker and eventually develop bold black-and-white banding.
Larvae ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
The Redbud Leaffolder is common throughout much of the eastern US and in adjoining areas of extreme southern Canada. In North Carolina, this species appears to be largely restricted to the Piedmont and lower to mid-elevations of the Blue Ridge where natural populations of Eastern Redbud occur. Natural populations of Eastern Redbud are uncommon in the Coastal Plain, and we do not have any records of the Redbud Leaffolder from these sites. This species is known to occur in the Coastal Plain on ornamental redbud plants, but we also have no official records for these to date.
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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