Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Atroposia oenotherana (Riley, 1881) - Primrose Cochylid Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: TortricinaeTribe: CochyliniP3 Number: 620213.00 MONA Number: 3848.00 MONA Synonym: [Atroposia] oenotherana
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Conchylus oenotherana); 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:
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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: 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
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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 Atroposia oenotherana - Primrose Cochylid Moth

Photos: 19

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