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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 185 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Sep 12, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 11, 2019
Submitted by: sbfairbanks
Region: Henry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 07, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 31, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 19, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: nrpeters
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 08, 2016
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
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