Moths of North Carolina
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10 NC Records

Helcystogramma hystricella (Braun, 1921) - Lanceolate Helcystogramma

Helcystogramma hystricellaHelcystogramma hystricellaHelcystogramma hystricella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Gelechiidae		Subfamily:
Dichomeridinae		P3 Number:
59a0505		 MONA Number:
2268.00		 Other Common Name:
Lanceolate Moth
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.
Helcystogramma hystricella
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 have been observed feeding on Eastern Bottlebrush-grass (Elymus hystrix) (Braun, 1921). There is also a BugGuide record (Michael Palmer, 2017) of a larva feeding on Hairy Woodland Brome (Bromus pubescens) in Oklahoma. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
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.
Comments: This is a primarily northern species (Moth Photographers Group, accessed 2022-06-21). We have records from five sites for this species in North Carolina, all within the Piedmont. But the distribution of its host plant indicates that it could be widespread, at least within stands of mesic forests.

 Photo Gallery for Helcystogramma hystricella - Lanceolate Helcystogramma

Photos: 10

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-06-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-18
Guilford Co.
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