Moths of North Carolina
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149 NC Records

Leucania linda Franclemont, 1952 - Linda Wainscot

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Leucaniini		P3 Number:
932944		 MONA Number:
10445.00		 Other Common Name:
Linda's Wainscot
Comments: One of 30 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010; Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2015), 16 of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Previously included in Subfamily Hadeninae but moved to the much expanded Noctuinae by Lafontaine and Schmidt. They also included it in Tribe Leucaniini along with Mythimna.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Wingspan: 35-40 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Leucania linda
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:
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown, but most members of the genus are believed to feed on grasses. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-26
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-11-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-11-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-17
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-23
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-02
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-03-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-20
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-14
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-04-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-04-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-07
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey on 2017-05-17
Surry Co.
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