Moths of North Carolina
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53 NC Records

Schinia saturata (Grote, 1874) - Brown Flower Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932135.00 MONA Number: 11140.00
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)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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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Status in North Carolina
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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 saturata - Brown Flower Moth

Photos: 13

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-07
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-18
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-08-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-16
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-19
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: 7109 – Idaea celtima on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-01
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-10-01
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2009-09-21
Carteret Co.
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