Moths of North Carolina
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11 NC Records

Donacaula longirostrallus (Clemens, 1860) - Long-beaked Donacaula Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: SchoenobiinaeTribe: [Schoenobiini]P3 Number: 800715.00 MONA Number: 5319.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "Some of these are probably identifiable, but, even with the Martinez thesis, there is a great deal of variation, and especially sexual dimorphism that makes these difficult" (Scholtens, 2017)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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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 Donacaula longirostrallus - Long-beaked Donacaula Moth

Photos: 9

Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-26
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-26
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Becky Watkins on 2022-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-16
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2016-05-12
Mecklenburg Co.
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