Moths of North Carolina
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30 NC Records

Olethreutes astrologana (Zeller, 1875) - The Astronomer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: OlethreutiniP3 Number: 51a0602 MONA Number: 2837.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
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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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Unknown - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Olethreutes astrologana - The Astronomer Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-07
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-28
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-25
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-21
Buncombe Co.
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