Moths of North Carolina
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Olethreutes appalachiana (Braun, 1951) - No Common Name

Olethreutes appalachiana
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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: OlethreutiniP3 Number: 51a0565 MONA Number: 2797.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Aesculus flava (Gibson and Merkle, 2006) - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Montane Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S2S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: This specimen was reared from a larva that was collected on May 1; pupa on May 15; adult emerged on May 21, 2022; on Yellow Buckeye.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: This specimen was reared from a larva that was collected on May 1; pupa on May 15; adult emerged on May 21, 2022; on Yellow Buckeye.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: Larvae were in leaf folds on Yellow Buckeye on 1 May; adult emerged on 21 May.
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: Larvae were in leaf folds on Yellow Buckeye on 1 May; adult emerged on 21 May.