Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Tortricidae Members:	Apotomis Members:	2 NC Records
Apotomis deceptana (Kearfott, 1905) - Deceptive Apotomis

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Tortricoidea

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Tribe: Olethreutini

P3 Number: 51a0529

MONA Number: 2765.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed on poplars and willows (Freeman, 1957; Prentice, 1966; Miller, 1987; Beadle and Leckie, 2012). The reported hosts include Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera), Quaking Aspen (P. tremuloides) and willows (Salix). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Poplar Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S4

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

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Apotomis deceptana (Kearfott, 1905) - Deceptive Apotomis