Moths of North Carolina
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161 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: BalsinaeP3 Number: 931419.00 MONA Number: 9664.00
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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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 Chokecherry (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
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See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-08-14
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon 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: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-05-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and John Petranka on 2023-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-13
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-09
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: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-05-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-07-29
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-09
Madison Co.
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