Moths of North Carolina
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Acleris celiana (Robinson, 1869) - No Common Name


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: TortriciniP3 Number: 620033.00 MONA Number: 3533.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Acleris celiana has two common color morphs that include one with a predominantly dark brown forewing with a bold white longitudinal stripe that runs along the costa before tapering off at around three-fourths the wing length, and a second with a mostly reddish-brown forewing with a prominent silvery-gray oblique band on the basal fourth of the forewing. In the latter the palps and head are predominantly ashy-gray. The thorax can vary from ashy-gray to reddish, with an incurved dark line on the anterior end and a dark spot or longitudinal dash near the posterior tip. A broad, oblique, ashy-gray to silvery-gray band with darker internal striations extends from the costa at around one-fourth the wing length to the inner margin at around one-half. Two blackish scale tufts often occur immediately behind it on the dorsal half of the wing. The area that precedes the band is commonly filled with a poorly organized mix of silvery-gray scale patches or striated darker and lighter lines, along with dark brown to blackish patches that predominate near the wing base. The costal triangle that is common on many Acleris species is absent, with the remainder of the wing being mostly reddish-brown with varying amounts of dull-gray frosting often present on the apical third. The hindwing varies from grayish to light-brown and has a slightly lighter fringe.
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
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The larvae mostly feed on members of the Betulaceae (McDunnough, 1934; Prentice, 1966; Robinson et al., 2010). The reported hosts include alders (Alnus), Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis), Paper Birch (B. papyrifera), hazelnuts (Corylus), Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) and willows (Salix). The hosts that are used in North Carolina are 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 Acleris celiana - No common name

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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-11-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-11-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2014-08-26
Yancey Co.
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