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 169 - 192 of 275 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2016
Observation date: Sep 08, 2006
Submitted by: jmorth
Region: Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2016
Observation date: Jul 14, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 20, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 09, 2015
Observation date: Sep 22, 2013
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 07, 2015
Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: ssimon4
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: TeaKH
Verified date: Nov 13, 2015
Observation date: Jul 29, 2015
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 30, 2015
Observation date: Sep 25, 2015
Submitted by: braswelljim
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 29, 2015
Observation date: Sep 06, 2015
Submitted by: rjcohrs
Region: Hancock County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Wendelken
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2015
Observation date: Sep 09, 2015
Submitted by: anitagault12
Region: Summit County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 27, 2015
Submitted by: Jay Sturner
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 08, 2015
Observation date: Aug 26, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 29, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: Tindomul1of9
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Aug 18, 2015
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Aug 19, 2015
Observation date: May 30, 2015
Submitted by: JoeMiller
Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jun 30, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2014
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2014
Submitted by: Tom Middagh
Region: Clay County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 14, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 05, 2015
Observation date: Aug 27, 2014
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 05, 2015
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