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Leucania scirpicola Guenée, 1852 - Scirpus Wainscot

Leucania scirpicolaLeucania scirpicolaLeucania scirpicola
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Leucaniini		P3 Number:
932957		 MONA Number:
10455.00		 Other Common Name:
Bulrush 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: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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.
Leucania scirpicolaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses and sedges (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Leucania scirpicola - Scirpus Wainscot

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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-07
Wilson Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-29
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-09
Brunswick Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: David George on 2023-08-06
Durham Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-12
Cabarrus Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2022-03-18
Brunswick Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-03-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-21
Wake Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-20
Wake Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-10
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-03-26
Wake Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-03-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-03-04
Carteret Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2017-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-25
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-25
Dare Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-12-18
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Tom Sanders on 2012-03-29
Mecklenburg Co.
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Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2006-01-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Leucania scirpicolaRecorded by: Newman, Randy on 2004-03-12
Carteret Co.
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