Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Lacinipolia Members:	50 NC Records
Lacinipolia lorea (Guenée, 1852) - Bridled Arches Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Tribe: Eriopygini

P3 Number: 933052

MONA Number: 10405.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding primarily on shrubs and forbs but also on a few hardwood trees, including Birch - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4

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 lorea - Bridled Arches Moth		Photos: 9
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-03 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-06-28 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George, Ed Corey on 2023-06-17 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-16 Avery Co. Comment:	Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-19 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-06-13 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-06-08 Avery Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Lacinipolia lorea - Bridled Arches Moth