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131 NC Records

Leuconycta diphteroides (Guenée, 1852) - Green Leuconycta Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: LeuconyctiniP3 Number: 932026.00 MONA Number: 9065.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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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Immature 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) lists fields and meadows as habitat. In addition to open, semi-natural habitats, we have a number of records from coves and other mesic forests in the Mountains
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on several species of Composites, including Fleabanes, Goldenrods, and Asters (Wagner et al., 2011)
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
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 diphteroides - Green Leuconycta Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Heather Rayburn on 2022-08-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Heather Rayburn on 2022-08-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-29
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-26
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-14
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-04-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2021-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-07
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-06
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-06-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-08-08
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2020-07-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-05-27
Durham Co.
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