Moths of North Carolina
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Phtheochroa birdana (Busck, 1907) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Tortricinae		Tribe:
Cochylini		P3 Number:
51a0106.1		 MONA Number:
3813.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Hysterosia birdana); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phtheochroa birdanaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include sunflower (Helianthus) and Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) (Heppner, 2007). - 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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Photos: 5
Phtheochroa birdanaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phtheochroa birdanaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
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Phtheochroa birdanaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Phtheochroa birdanaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-09
Transylvania Co.
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Phtheochroa birdanaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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