Moths of North Carolina
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8 NC Records

Carposina ottawana Kearfott, 1907 - Peach Fruit Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Copromorphoidea		 Family:
Carposinidae		P3 Number:
65a0006.1		 MONA Number:
2314.00		 MONA Synonym:
Carposina sasakii		Other Common Name:
American Peach Fruit Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Davis (1969)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Carposina ottawana
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: Our records come from xeric, sandy habitats, including several from barrier island dunes and one from a site supporting xeric sandhill scrub.
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include apple, peach, pear, and hawthorn (Covell, 1984; Robinson et al., 2010). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] SNR [S1S2]
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 Photo Gallery for Carposina ottawana - Peach Fruit Moth

Photos: 5

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2017-09-19
Carteret Co.
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