Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Schinia siren (Strecker, 1876) - Aluring Schinia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932123.00 MONA Number: 11115.00
Comments: One of 126 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2011), the majority of which occur in the West; 25 have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include camphorweed (Heterotheca spp.) and Verbesina (Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). We do not have any larval records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S3S4]
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 Schinia siren - Aluring Schinia Moth

Photos: 11

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips on 2022-09-27
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2022-09-23
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-10
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-09-13
Mecklenburg Co.
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