Moths of North Carolina
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393 NC Records

Scolecocampa liburna (Geyer, 1837) - Deadwood Borer

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ScoleocampinaeP3 Number: 930637.00 MONA Number: 8514.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)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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Immature 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: Our records come from a wide range of hardwood habitats
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on the wood of fallen or decaying hardwoods (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Scolecocampa liburna - Deadwood Borer

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-07
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain 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: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-22
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10
Person Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-07-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-04-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: K. Williams on 2022-09-06
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-04
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-08-20
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-13
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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