Moths of North Carolina
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Schinia thoreaui (Grote & Robinson, 1870) - Thoreau's Flower Moth

Schinia thoreauiSchinia thoreauiSchinia thoreauiSchinia thoreaui
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932093		 MONA Number:
11141.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Wingspan: 32-35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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 thoreauiAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) and possibly other ragweed species (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S1S3]
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 thoreaui - Thoreau's Flower Moth

Photos: 9
Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: petranka@ret.unca.edu on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: petranka@ret.unca.edu on 2020-08-16
Madison Co.
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Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-09
Madison Co.
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Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-11
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-10
Cabarrus Co.
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Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-01
Madison Co.
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Schinia thoreauiRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-11
Buncombe Co.
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