Moths of North Carolina
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6 NC Records

Helcystogramma hystricella (Braun, 1921) - Lanceolate Helcystogramma Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: GelechiidaeSubfamily: DichomeridinaeTribe: [Dichomeridini]P3 Number: 420505.00 MONA Number: 2268.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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.
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) - 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 two sites for this species in North Carolina, 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 Moth

Photos: 6

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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