Moths of North Carolina
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Scolecocampa liburna (Geyer, 1837) - Deadwood Borer

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ScoleocampinaeP3 Number: 930637.00 MONA Number: 8514.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA                                                                                 
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: 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)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 - Deadwood Borer

58 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-05-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-21
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-08
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-06-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2021-05-11
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-12
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-02
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-06-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-05-16
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell on 2019-09-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-29
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-08-03
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-07-24
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-18
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-06-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-02
Guilford Co.
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