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Cucullia asteroides Guenée, 1852 - Asteroid Moth

Cucullia asteroides
view caption 		Cucullia asteroides
view caption 		Cucullia asteroides
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Cuculliinae		P3 Number:
931504		 MONA Number:
10200.00		 Other Common Names:
Goldenrod Hooded Owlet, The Asteroid, Asteroid Paint
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Poole (1995)                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Cucullia asteroidesAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on goldenrod (Solidago) and aster (Symphyotrichum) (Wagner, 2005). - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
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 Cucullia asteroides - Asteroid Moth

Photos: 5
Cucullia asteroidesRecorded by: Kelly Davis on 2024-05-14
Hyde Co.
Comment: 		Cucullia asteroidesRecorded by: Penny Longhurst on 2021-09-15
Haywood Co.
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Cucullia asteroidesRecorded by: Penny Longhurst on 2021-09-15
Haywood Co.
Comment: https://wcbotanicalclub.org/posts/#jp-carousel-14128		Cucullia asteroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-04
Madison Co.
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Cucullia asteroidesRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-04
Madison Co.
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