Moths of North Carolina
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6 NC Records

Cochylichroa hospes (Walsingham, 1884) - Banded Sunflower Moth

Cochylichroa hospesCochylichroa hospes
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: CochyliniP3 Number: 51a0185.1 MONA Number: 3777.00 MONA Synonym: Cochylis hospes
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
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: Larvae reportedly feed on sunflower (Beadle & Leckie, 2018). - 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: R. Newman on 2021-09-12
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-17
Watauga Co.
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