Moths of North Carolina
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18 NC Records

Euxoa scholastica McDunnough, 1920 - Scholastic Dart Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933364.00 MONA Number: 10793.00
Comments: One of 181 species that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Most are Western but 13 have been recorded in North Carolina. Belongs to the Scholastica Group of Subgenus Euxoa (Lafontaine, 1987).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1987)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Most likely to be confused with E. messoria but can be distinguished by its maculation (Lafontaine, 1987).
Forewing Length: 15 to 18 mm (Lafontaine, 1987)
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)

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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Host plants appear to be unknown. - View
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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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 Photo Gallery for Euxoa scholastica - Scholastic Dart Moth

Photos: 3

Recorded by: Stephen Hall and J.B. Sullivan on 2019-07-01
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-06-22
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-20
Avery Co.
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