Moths of North Carolina
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301 NC Records

Lacinipolia renigera (Stephens, 1829) - Bristly Cutworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933044.00 MONA Number: 10397.00
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:
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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Fields, meadows, and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2011)
Larval Host Plants: Polyphagous on both Graminoids and Forbs, including many crop species; also recorded on Apple, Grape, and Poplar (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 Lacinipolia renigera - Bristly Cutworm Moth

127 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-10-25
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-06
Alleghany Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-05-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-05-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-09
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-05-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-04-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-27
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-17
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-01
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-05-27
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-24
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-05-21
Wake Co.
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