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Schinia rivulosa (Guenée, 1852) - Ragweed Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932091		 MONA Number:
11135.00
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.
Schinia rivulosaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on ragweeds (Ambrosia spp.), including Common Ragweed (A. artemisiifolia) and Giant Ragweed (A. trifida) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Schinia rivulosa - Ragweed Flower Moth

 47 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-08-24
Halifax Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-08-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-26
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-22
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-08-22
Orange Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-15
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Travis McLain on 2023-08-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: iNat record
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-27
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-09-03
Sampson Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-09-03
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-08-28
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-13
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-04
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-23
Wake Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-12
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-08-09
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Schinia rivulosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: