Moths of North Carolina
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24 NC Records

Sciota vetustella (Dyar, 1904) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 800365.00 MONA Number: 5794.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
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.
Flight 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: The hosts are poorly documented. American Basswood (Tilia americana) appearing to be a commonly used host (Prentice, 1966), while Heppner (2007) reported that this species uses false-indigo bushes (Amorpha).
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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 Sciota vetustella - No common name

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-07-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-08
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-25
Cabarrus Co.
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