Moths of North Carolina
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Atroposia oenotherana (Riley, 1881) - Primrose Cochylid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Tortricinae		Tribe:
Cochylini		P3 Number:
51a0177.1		 MONA Number:
3848.00		 MONA Synonym:
[Atroposia] oenotherana
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Conchylus oenotherana); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD, iNat Search                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Atroposia oenotheranaAlamance 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 Hanover 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: Host plants are poorly documented, but larvae are believed to feed on Oenothera species. There is a BugGuide record for a larva on Common Evening-primrose (O. biennis). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [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 Atroposia oenotherana - Primrose Cochylid

Photos: 24
Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-01
Carteret Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Sarah Toner on 2023-08-25
Tyrrell Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-24
Carteret Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-26
Greene Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-04
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
Comment:
Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-27
Wake Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-14
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-07-11
Onslow Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-21
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-06-21
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2012-05-16
Halifax Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: FKW on 2009-09-24
Gates Co.
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Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-05-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Atroposia oenotherana
Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2005-09-29
Carteret Co.
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