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Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818 - Slender Flower Moth

Schinia gracilenta
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932092		 MONA Number:
11147.00		 Other Common Name:
Iva Flower Moth
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, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: 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 gracilentaAlamance 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: Reported hosts include False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides), Sweet Joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Annual Marsh-elder (Iva annua), and Bigleaf Marsh-elder (I. frutescens) (Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any larval records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [SU]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: The residency status of this species in North Carolina needs to be established before its conservation status can be assessed

 Photo Gallery for Schinia gracilenta - Slender Flower Moth

Photos: 1
Schinia gracilentaRecorded by: Parker Backstrom on 2014-09-12
Lee Co.
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