Moths of North Carolina
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Carposina ottawana Kearfott, 1907 - Peach Fruit Moth

Carposina ottawanaCarposina ottawanaCarposina ottawana
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Copromorphoidea		 Family:
Carposinidae		P3 Number:
65a0006.1		 MONA Number:
2314.00		 MONA Synonym:
Carposina sasakii		Other Common Name:
American Peach Fruit Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Davis (1969)                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Carposina ottawanaAlamance 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: Our records come from xeric, sandy habitats, including several from barrier island dunes and one from a site supporting xeric sandhill scrub.
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include apple, peach, pear, and hawthorn (Covell, 1984; Robinson et al., 2010). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] SNR [S1S2]
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 Photo Gallery for Carposina ottawana - Peach Fruit Moth

Photos: 5
Carposina ottawanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Carposina ottawanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-27
Carteret Co.
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Carposina ottawanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-15
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Carposina ottawanaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-14
Carteret Co.
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Carposina ottawanaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2017-09-19
Carteret Co.
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