Moths of North Carolina
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76 NC Records

Gretchena bolliana (Slingerland, 1896) - Pecan Bud Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EucosminiP3 Number: 621171.00 MONA Number: 3263.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A grayish Olethreutine with a series of tufts on the forewing that give it a bumpy appearance. The ground color is grayish, variably shaded with brown and darker gray. Two dark, oblique lines are located in the antemedian and median position bordered by a gray patch located in the outer part of the wing. Two contrasting patches of black are located along the outer portion of the wing, the posterior-most strongly pointed towards the apex that Forbes (1924) likened to a bird's beak. A dark diagonal streak runs from the point of this beak to the apex.
Wingspan: 18 mm (Forbes,1924)
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 residential neighborhoods, at least some of which may have Pecans planted as an ornamental. Records from natural areas include mesic slopes and bottomland hardwoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Walnuts and Hickories, including Pecan and Water Hickory (Brown et al., 2008)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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 Gretchena bolliana - Pecan Bud Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-01-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-01-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-10
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-10
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-04-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-03-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-22
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-03
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-03-03
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-22
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-22
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-19
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-03-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-03-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-03-22
Chatham Co.
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