Moths of North Carolina
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39 NC Records

Acleris cervinana (Fernald, 1882) - No Common Name


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: TortriciniP3 Number: 620013.00 MONA Number: 3514.00
Identification
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Adult Markings: Acleris cervinana has numerous color forms, with many related to the degree to which white scales and scale patches are expressed on the forewings. One of the most boldly marked and common forms has a mostly light reddish-brown forewing with a dark brown costal triangle near the mid-wing that has a white center. The head is white and the thorax concolorous with the forewing ground color. Thin lines of white scales that are often broken occur along the proximal edge of the costal triangle, along the costal margin on the basal third of the forewing, on the collar between the head and the thorax, and often as one or more white spots along the distal edge of the costal triangle. Variations from this basic pattern include individuals that lack the dark brown portion of the costal triangle (along with the associated white marginal line on the proximal edge of the triangle), and individuals that have the uniformly light reddish-brown ground color replaced with parallel lines of reddish-brown spots. Another common form in North Carolina has the entire dorsal area (including the head, thorax and forewing) uniformly warm brown, with the only dark mark being the outer portion of the costal triangle. Other color morphs are also known, including forms with creamy white or light tan ground colors that are overlain with a reticulated network of irregular, brown lines.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Acleris cervinana is primarily found in eastern North America, with a few scattered records from farther west in California, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In the East, this species occurs in Canada from Ontario eastward to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and in the U.S. from Maine southwestward to southern Alabama, and westward to western Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. As of 2024, our records are restricted to the Piedmont and mostly lower-elevation sites in the Blue Ridge.
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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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Flight Comments: The adults have been found during every month of the year in different areas of the range, with most local populations probably producing two or possibly three generations per year depending on the latitude and local climatic conditions. Populations in North Carolina appear to have at least two generations per year, with adults first appearing in February through early-April, then again in mid-May through late-July. A final emergence occurs in the fall beginning in early-October.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Klots (1963) reported that this species is often found in bogs and other wetlands in the northern part of its range.
Larval Host Plants: The larval hosts are poorly documented but include alders (Alnus), Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) and hazelnuts (Corylus) (MacKay, 1962; Prentice, 1966; Lam et al., 2011). As of 2024, we do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - 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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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-03-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-26
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-15
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-01
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-02-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-03-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-12-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-06
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: on 2020-11-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-11-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-01-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-01-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-12-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2016-03-13
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-06-15
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-06-15
Warren Co.
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