Moths of North Carolina
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9 NC Records

Olethreutes auricapitana (Walsingham, 1879) - No Common Name

Olethreutes auricapitanaOlethreutes auricapitana
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: OlethreutiniP3 Number: 51a0598 MONA Number: 2830.00
Identification
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Adult Markings: Olethreutes auricapitana typically has a pair of antemedial costal striae that are mostly silver and abruptly fused to form an outwardly angled "V" shape that terminates about one-third of the way between the costa and the dorsal margin. It is followed by one or two silver spots, with the largest occurring at around one-half the distance to the dorsal margin (MPG). A silver spot is also present opposite the pair of costal striae near the dorsal margin. A smaller spot is often present between the dorsal spot and the cell. The costal striae lack white scales at the costal margin, and the labial palps tend to be uniformly gold with a few brown scales visible in some specimens.

This species is sometimes confused with Pristerognatha agilana. A key distinction is that the two silvery antemedial lines of O. auricapitana fuse to form a V that terminates about one-third of the way between the costa and the dorsal margin. The two lines often remain separate and extend much farther inward in Pristerognatha agilana. The former also has a silvery spot above the V near the dorsal margin (absent in P. agilana), along with golden colored palps versus more whitish palps for P. agilana.
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Distribution in North Carolina
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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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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-20
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-06-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2019-05-21
Jones Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-29
Madison Co.
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