Moths of North Carolina
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143 NC Records

Lithacodia musta (Grote & Robinson, 1868) - Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931292.00 MONA Number: 9051.00
Comments: Information based primarily on molecular data and/or genitalia indicate that the genus that this species currently is assigned to is misapplied, but the correct genus to which it should be assigned has not been determined by experts. The genus name is sometimes placed in quotation marks ("Lithacodia” musta) to indicate the misapplied name.
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:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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