Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Mythimna Members:	2 NC Records
Mythimna oxygala (Grote, 1881) - Lesser Wainscot Moth

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Tribe: Leucaniini

P3 Number: 932933.00

MONA Number: 10436.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)
Adult Markings: This species is very similar to Leucania species, particularly Leucania adjuta. Like that species, it is straw colored, has three rufous streaks between the veins, a dark spot at end of the cell, and two dark, subterminal spots. However, unlike adjuta, it has an unmarked collar that is concolorous with the rest of the thorax; it Leucania adjuta, the collar is banded with darker brown. The hindwing is white but with some dark shading in the disk (Forbes, 1954).
Wingspan: 28-35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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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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