Moths of North Carolina
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73 NC Records

Leuconycta lepidula (Grote, 1874) - Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: LeuconyctiniP3 Number: 932027 MONA Number: 9066.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
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: Wagner et al. (2011) list fields, wet meadows, marshes, and mesic woodlands as habitats used by this species. Our records mainly come from montane cove forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been reared on Dandelion and Dock in captivity but wild hosts are unknown (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 Leuconycta lepidula - Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth

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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-03
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-04-16
Buncombe 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, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-01
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-17
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-01
Madison Co.
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