Moths of North Carolina

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Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robinson, 1868 - Brown Hooded Owlet Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Cuculliinae

P3 Number:
931513

MONA Number:
10202.00

Other Common Name:
Calico Paint

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical Description, Adults: Poole (1995)

Structural photos

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) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on goldenrod and asters (McCabe, 1991; Wagner, 2005). In North Carolina, larvae have been observed feeding on both goldenrod (Solidago), including Tall Goldenrod (S. altissima) and Gray Goldenrod (S. nemoralis), and asters, including Tall Flat-top Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) and Symphyotrichum species. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S4]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Cucullia convexipennis - Brown Hooded Owlet Moth

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

	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-08-20 Rockingham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-11 Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-09-19 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-17 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-17 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2022-10-09 Clay Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2022-10-09 Clay Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-03 Madison Co. Comment: Caterpillar was feeding on Solidago altissima.
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-03 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-09-03 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-02 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-08-14 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-21 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-21 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Barbara McRae on 2019-09-11 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Beane on 2019-08-24 Transylvania Co. Comment: At least 10 larvae feeding on Solidago sp.
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-01 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2019-06-01 Stokes Co. Comment:		Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2014-09-12 Surry Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof, J. Cameron on 2013-09-12 Burke Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof, J. Cameron on 2013-09-12 Burke Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2013-06-10 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-16 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2009-09-12 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2009-09-12 Madison Co. Comment: