Moths of North Carolina
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14 NC Records

Olethreutes inornatana (Clemens, 1860) - Inornate Olethreutes Moth


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: OlethreutiniP3 Number: 620557.00 MONA Number: 2788.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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
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Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on many woody trees and shrubs, including Oak, Walnut, Prunus sp., and Clethra (Brown et al., 2008) - 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 Olethreutes inornatana - Inornate Olethreutes Moth

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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-06-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-08-02
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-05-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2017-06-06
Catawba Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2017-06-06
Catawba Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2011-04-23
Catawba Co.
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