- Scolecocampa liburna
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Scolecocampa liburna 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Scolecocampa Species: S. liburna Binomial name Scolecocampa liburna
(Geyer, 1837)Synonyms Scolecocampa ligni Guenée, 1852
The Dead-wood Borer, Scolecocampa liburna, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Wisconsin and Michigan to central New England south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is 35-43 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to late July and again in late August in southern Ohio. There seems to be one generation in the north.. There are more generations southward.
The larvae tunnel in fallen branches and trunks of chestnut, hickory, oak, sycamore and other trees. Larvae have also been recorded from fallen dead tulip-trees.
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