Moths of North Carolina
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Scolecocampa liburna (Geyer, 1837) - Dead-wood Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Scoleocampinae		P3 Number:
930637		 MONA Number:
8514.00
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.
Scolecocampa liburnaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide range of hardwood habitats.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on the wood of fallen or decaying hardwoods (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
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 Scolecocampa liburna - Dead-wood Borer Moth

 131 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-27
Carteret Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-20
Wilson Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-26
Madison Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-17
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, David Bradley, Becky Watkins, David Cheng, Michelle Lotker, Tracy Feldman, et al. on 2025-06-28
Durham Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-27
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26
Forsyth Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-22
Buncombe Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-16
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-21
Wilson Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-25
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-12
Wilson Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18
Madison Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-27
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-18
Buncombe Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Scolecocampa liburnaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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