Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Leucania Members:	8 NC Records
Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852 - Heterodox Wainscot

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea	Family: Noctuidae	Subfamily: Noctuinae	Tribe: Leucaniini	P3 Number: 932948	MONA Number: 10449.00	Other Common Name: Darted Wainscot
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: Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)
Wingspan: 32 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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses, with reported hosts including bromes (Bromus), Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata), Quackgrass (Elymus repens), and fescues (Lolium) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [SH]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments: This species was recorded on several occasions during the GRSMNP All Taxa Biological Survey, but no current records are known.

Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852 - Heterodox Wainscot