Moths of North Carolina
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134 NC Records

Lithacodia musta (Grote & Robinson, 1868) - Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931292.00 MONA Number: 9051.00
Comments: Information based primarily on molecular data and/or genitalia indicate that the genus that this species currently is assigned to is misapplied, but the correct genus to which it should be assigned has not been determined by experts. The genus name is sometimes placed in quotation marks ("Lithacodia” musta) to indicate the misapplied name.
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come mainly from wet to mesic hardwood forests. In the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, floodplains and lake shorelines are used. In the Mountains, alluvial forests, cove forests, and high elevation hardwoods are all used.
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Lithacodia musta - Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth

66 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24
Polk 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 on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-10
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-13
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-14
Caldwell Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-03
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-30
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-07-12
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-05-20
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-13
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-26
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-18
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-30
Guilford Co.
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