Moths of North Carolina
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30 NC Records

Acrobasis stigmella Dyar, 1908 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 800163.00 MONA Number: 5669.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Neunzig (1972)                                                                                 
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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Immature 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: Based on the host plants used by this species, it probably mainly inhabits dry upland oak-hickory forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on hickories, preferring Carya tomentosa but also found on C. glabra and C. pallida (Prentice, 1966; Neunzig, 1972). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory 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 Acrobasis stigmella - No common name

Photos: 25

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2023-06-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-10
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2021-06-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-05-23
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-09-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-07-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-07-25
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Doug Blatny / Jackie Nelson on 2014-08-17
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2014-07-28
Durham Co.
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