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Balsa labecula (Grote, 1880) - White-blotched Balsa

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Balsinae		P3 Number:
931419		 MONA Number:
9664.00
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.
Balsa labeculaAlamance 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: Our records from the Coastal Plain come almost entirely from wet forests where Aronia and several species of hawthorns are common. Some of the records from the Piedmont and Mountains also come from low-lying areas but the majority are from upland areas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae may be stenophagous on members of the Rosaceae. Wagner et al. (2011) report finding them on Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) and hawthorn (Crataegus), and also reared them on Serviceberry (Amelanchier). Beadle and Leckie (2012) also list chokeberry (Aronia) and apple. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Balsa labecula - White-blotched Balsa

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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-22
Wilson Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-03
Madison Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-07-12
Graham Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-26
Graham Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03
Madison Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-14
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Balsa labecula
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-04-19
Madison Co.
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