Moths of North Carolina
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Lacinipolia lorea (Guenée, 1852) - Bridled Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933052		 MONA Number:
10405.00		 Other Common Name:
Brindled Groundcat
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other 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.
Lacinipolia loreaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding primarily on shrubs and forbs but also on a few hardwood trees. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list birch (Betula), strawberry (Fragaria), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), dandelion (Taraxacum), clover (Trifolium), and blueberry (Vaccinium). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 lorea - Bridled Arches

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