Moths of North Carolina
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View PDFNoctuidae Members: Lithacodia Members: 3 NC Records

Lithacodia new species 3 (Undescribed) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Eustrotiinae		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
9051.03
Comments: Information based primarily on molecular data and/or genitalia indicate that the genus that this species currently is assigned to is misapplied, but the correct genus to which it should be assigned has not been determined by experts. The genus name is sometimes placed in quotation marks (e.g."Lithacodia” musta) to indicate the misapplied name.
Species Status: This species is currently known from four specimens collected in North Carolina by J.B. Sullivan. All were submitted to BOLD for bar-coding and the results indicate that this species is distinct from Lithacodia new sp. 1, which it overlaps in range.
Identification
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Adult Markings: This is a small, plain brown moth. From the photographs included on BOLD, both pairs of wings are fuscous brown, with the lines, spots, and shadings that are conspicuous in the other species in this genus poorly developed or obsolete in this species.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Lithacodia new species 3Alamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Three specimens were collected in a blackwater river bottomland. The fourth was collected on a mesic slope located above a blackwater river.
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are unknown.
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S2]
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Comments: Currently, this species is known only from four specimens collected at two sites in the North Carolina Coastal Plain.