Moths of North Carolina

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Lacinipolia renigera (Stephens, 1829) - Bristly Cutworm Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Eriopygini

P3 Number:
933044

MONA Number:
10397.00

Other Common Names:
Bristly Groundcat, Kidney-spotted Minor

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Structural photos

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Fields, meadows, and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2011).

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on both graminoids and forbs, including many crop species; also recorded on apple (Malus), grape (Vitis), and poplar (Populus) (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Lacinipolia renigera - Bristly Cutworm Moth

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

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-18 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2024-09-23 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-02 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-12 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-12 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-10 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-04-30 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29 Chatham Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		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. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-06 Alleghany Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03 Orange Co. Comment: