The Asteroid
Cucullia asteroides Guenée, 1852
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Identification: Forewing whitish gray with brown and blackish shading along costa that widens toward apex; brown to blackish border of inner margin widens at anal angle. Pm. line reduced to a white crescent at inner margin. Hindwing white with grayish brown border.
Wing Span: 4.4-5.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Flowers of asters, goldenrods, and other composites.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to Florida, west to Manitoba, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 251 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 07, 2023
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Oct 10, 2023
Observation date: Sep 25, 2023
Submitted by: moollylooloo
Region: Winona County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Sep 26, 2023
Observation date: Jun 12, 2023
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2023
Observation date: Aug 10, 2023
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2023
Observation date: Nov 14, 2019
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
Observation date: Jul 22, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2023
Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: nickv27
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2023
Observation date: May 26, 2023
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 31, 2023
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 23, 2023
Observation date: Oct 11, 2015
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 23, 2023
Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 08, 2023
Observation date: Aug 26, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 29, 2022
Submitted by: scream of the b...
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 14, 2013
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 26, 2013
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2001
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2014
Submitted by: Juju
Region: Gage County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 29, 2022
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 11, 2017
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 14, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 08, 2022
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