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 218 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 17, 2021
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 18, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2021
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: safechrisLaurie
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2002
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: cindilou713
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: John Daugherty
Region: Benzie County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: nguldberg
Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 30, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2017
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: kdegeiso
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 08, 2020
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: CaroleM
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: kwood
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 14, 2020
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