Moths of North Carolina
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11 NC Records

Schinia sordidus Smith, 1883 - Sordid Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932116.00 MONA Number: 11112.00
Comments: One of 126 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2011), the majority of which occur in the West; 25 have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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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
Habitats: Our records all come from dry, open sand barrens, including both open maritime scrub, xeric Carolina Bay rims, and inland sandhills.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on Sandhill Golden-aster (Pityopsis pinifolia) (Robinson et al., 2010) - View
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See also Habitat Account for Dry-Xeric Sand Barrens and Glades
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4? S2S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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