Moths of North Carolina
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41 NC Records

Acrobasis angusella Grote, 1880 - Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 800167.00 MONA Number: 5673.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Neunzig (1972)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "All Acrobasis with a 3 are very tricky for ID. In some cases it requires close look at male antennae, in others a look at the underside of the wings in males. In some cases females cannot be distinguished (e.g. A. angusella and A. latifasciella)" (Scholtens, 2017)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
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: North Carolina records come mainly from the Mountains, including sites with cove forests and northern hardwoods. Our one record from the Piedmont comes from a site adjacent to a rich bottomland stand of hardwoods
Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed on members of the Juglandaceae, including Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra), Red Hickory (C. ovalis), Shagbark Hickory (C. ovata), Mockernut Hickory (C. tomentosa) and Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) (Prentice, 1966; Eiseman, 2022). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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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 angusella - Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth

36 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-15
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-03
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-08-18
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-23
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-23
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-03
Madison Co.
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