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Redbud Leaffolder Moth
Fascista cercerisella (Chambers, 1872)
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification: Head white; thorax and forewing shiny black. Forewing has three white costal spots (largest near base), and another white spot at anal angle. Hindwing pale gray
Wing Span: 1.3-1.6 cm.
Life History: Larva (Redbud Leaffolder) ties leaves together with silk.
Flight: April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Redbud.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maryland and Pennsylvania to Florida, west to Kansas, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: Not listed
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 111 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2022

Observation date: May 02, 2022
Submitted by: egilley
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 06, 2022

Observation date: Oct 08, 2017
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 12, 2022

Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: joyceannleppard...
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022

Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 05, 2022

Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 16, 2022

Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021

Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: May 03, 2021

Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021

Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021

Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020

Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020

Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2020

Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 25, 2020

Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Aug 11, 2020

Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019

Observation date: May 03, 2019
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 04, 2019

Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 01, 2019

Observation date: Sep 27, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2019

Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Boone County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 04, 2018

Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: GoldenRose82
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2018

Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 15, 2017

Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: ribitzki49
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017

Observation date: Aug 05, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 08, 2017
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