Moths of North Carolina
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410 NC Records

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, 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.
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: 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
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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

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-27
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Kelly Davis on 2024-05-18
Hyde Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-07
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-22
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10
Person Co.
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