Moths of North Carolina
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111 NC Records

Schinia arcigera (Guenée, 1852) - Arcigera Flower Moth

Schinia arcigeraSchinia arcigeraSchinia arcigera
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932134 MONA Number: 11128.00
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: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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:
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous, feeding on several forb species, including Asters, Camphorweeds, Horseweed, Sea Lavender, and Sotted Knapweed (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 Schinia arcigera - Arcigera Flower Moth

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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-22
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-10
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-27
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-24
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-01
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-29
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-07-22
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10
Person Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-10-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-09-15
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-10-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Ed Corey, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Tom Howard, Carol Tingley, Brian Bockhahn, and Van Cotter on 2021-09-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Lior Carlson, Richard Teper on 2021-08-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-05
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-01
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-01
Guilford Co.
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