Moths of North Carolina
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142 NC Records

Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818 - Three-lined Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932096		 MONA Number:
11149.00
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); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Schinia trifascia
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed species of Eupatorium and Eutrochium, including Tall Thoroughwort (Eupatorium altissimum), Yankeeweed (E. compositifolium), Common Boneset (E. perfoliatum), Late-flowering Thoroughwort (E. serotinum), Upland Boneset (E. sessilifolium), and Hollow Joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) (Tietz, 1972; Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
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 trifascia - Three-lined Flower Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-14
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-08
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-30
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-29
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-09
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-08
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-10-03
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-10-01
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-28
Lenoir Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-20
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2021-09-18
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-31
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-08-23
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-08-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-08-01
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2021-08-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2020-09-18
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2020-09-18
Sampson Co.
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