Moths of North Carolina
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Schinia nubila (Strecker, 1876) - Camphorweed Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 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.
Schinia nubilaAlamance 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.
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 (Heterotheca spp.) (Wagner et al., 2011). Populations associated with the barrier islands are probably restricted to feeding on (H. subaxillaris) but recent inland records from the Sandhills and southwestern Piedmont indicate that it also feeds on Common Camphorweed (Heterotheca latifolia). - 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 SNR [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
Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10
Moore Co.
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Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
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Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
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Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia nubilaRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-09-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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