The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A. Author Pogue, Michael G. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-05-26 1215 1 1 95 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1215.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1215.1.1 1175­5334 5064764 B89D6B58-561B-48A5-B7D7-51B5C30B93CC 16. Euxoa scholastica McDunnough ( Fig. 19 , Map 12) Identification: Forewing length 15.0–18.0 mm. Forewing ground color is brown with a dark brown pattern. Orbicular and reniform spots are light brown outlined with black. Hindwing is dark brown. This species is easily confused with E. messoria , but can be distinguished by the small round orbicular spot versus the large oval orbicular spot in E. messoria . The overall appearance of the forewing in E. scholastica is more heavily marked with more lines and spots; and the hindwing is dark in E. scholastica and pale gray to white with a distinct marginal band in E. messoria . Flight period: Collected from mid­July to August. Collected Localities: North Carolina : Haywood Co. , Purchase Knob . Tennessee : Cocke Co. , Foothills Parkway East. ( 2 specimens ) Elevation range: 2400 and 4924 ft. (732 and 1501 m ) General distribution: Another wide ranging species from Newfoundland west to Yukon and south to GSMNP and west to Missouri in the East and southern New Mexico, Arizona , and California in the West. Larval hosts: Unknown ( Lafontaine 1987 ). MAP 12. Collecting localities of Euxoa scholastica .