Moths of North Carolina
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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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Leucania lindaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown, but most members of the genus are believed to feed on grasses. - View
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Leucania linda - Linda Wainscot

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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-26
Alamance Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-04
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-11-03
Orange Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-11-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-10-07
Orange Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-05-03
Durham Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-23
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-04-17
Orange Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-04-06
Wake Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-03-30
Wake Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-11-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-25
Wake Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-09-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-13
Wake Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-20
Guilford Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-07-14
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01
Guilford Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-04-21
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-04-17
Guilford Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-28
Buncombe Co.
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Leucania lindaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-07-07
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Leucania lindaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-06-16
Madison Co.
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