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Lacinipolia olivacea (Morrison, 1874) - Olive Arches

Lacinipolia olivaceaLacinipolia olivaceaLacinipolia olivacea
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933053		 MONA Number:
10406.00		 Other Common Name:
Olive 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 olivaceaAlamance 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: Reported host plants include American Yarrow (Achillea gracilis), Phlox, plantain (Plantago), dandelion (Taraxacum), and clover (Trifolium) (Robinson et al., 2010; Wagner et al., 2011). - 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 olivacea - Olive Arches

Photos: 13
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-08-10
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-25
Madison Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2017-08-30
Ashe Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-09-01
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2014-08-26
Yancey Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia olivacea
Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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