Moths of North Carolina
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33 NC Records

Schinia nubila (Strecker, 1876) - Camphorweed Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932117 MONA Number: 11137.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
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: Almost all of our records come from barrier islands where Camphorweed is common. A few also come from sandridge habitats located close to the coast.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous, feeding on Camphorweeds (Wagner et al., 2011). Populations associated with the barrier islands are probably restricted to feeding on (Heterotheca subaxillaris) but recent inland records from the Sandhills and southwestern Piedmont indicate that it also feeds on common Camphorweed (Heterotheca latifolia), which may, in fact, represent just a form of (H. axillaris) (Weakley, 2022; see discussion in the Vascular Plants of North Carolina). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Dry-Xeric Sand Barrens and Glades
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Schinia nubila - Camphorweed Flower Moth

Photos: 10

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-09-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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