Moths of North Carolina
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183 NC Records

Leucania scirpicola Guenée, 1852 - Scirpus Wainscot Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: LeucaniiniP3 Number: 932957.00 MONA Number: 10455.00
Comments: One of 30 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010; Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2015), 16 of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Previously included in Subfamily Hadeninae but moved to the much expanded Noctuinae by Lafontaine and Schmidt. They also included it in Tribe Leucaniini along with Mythimna.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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 Leucania scirpicola - Scirpus Wainscot Moth

Photos: 29

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-07
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-21
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2022-03-18
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-03
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-20
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-03-26
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-03-11
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-03-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2017-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-25
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-25
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-12-18
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Tom Sanders on 2012-03-29
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-01-05
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-03-12
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-03-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-03-12
Carteret Co.
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