Moths of North Carolina
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58 NC Records

Epiblema otiosana (Clemens, 1860) - Bidens Borer Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 621098.00 MONA Number: 3202.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Most of our records come from open areas or residential developments
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a number of different Compositae, including Ragweed and Beggar's Ticks, primarily, and also Goldenrod (Robinson et al., 2008). Records additonally exist for Polygonum, Amaranthus, Chenopodium, and Typha.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 Epiblema otiosana - Bidens Borer Moth

65 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-14
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Richard Teper on 2022-09-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-09-03
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-09-03
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-09-03
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-27
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-25
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2022-05-16
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-07
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-23
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-05-17
Durham Co.
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