Aristotelia rubidella (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification: Forewing gray with pink and brownish mottling that increases toward outer margin. Subapical area generally blackish.
Wing Span: 0.9-1.1 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Unrecorded.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west to central Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: GNR
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 20, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2024
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2024
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2024
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 14, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 27, 2024
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Observation date: May 14, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2024
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Observation date: Dec 04, 2023
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 05, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 06, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 07, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2016
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Utah County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
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Observation date: May 21, 2019
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2019
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Observation date: Mar 29, 2019
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 06, 2018
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Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
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