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Lacinipolia laudabilis (Guenée, 1852) - Laudable Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933065		 MONA Number:
10411.00
Species Status: The ground color is a very pale green (Forbes, 1954). The median is suffused with dark brown, usually most contrasting with the green ground color above the fold. In males, the median area at the inner margin is about 1/5 the length of that margin; in females it is less narrowed. The hindwing in both sexes is dirty white. Lacinipolia laudabilis is superficially indistinguishable from a cryptic sibling and currently can only be identified by dissection (JBS). Records from the Outer Coastal Plain appear to represent true laudabilis but those from further inland require dissection in order to identify.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 27-30 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Lacinipolia laudabilisAlamance 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: Host plants are poorly documented, but Beadle & Leckie (2012) list dandelion (Taraxacum). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is easily confused with two undescribed species but appears to be more confined to coastal areas, where it can be found with some regularity

 Photo Gallery for Lacinipolia laudabilis - Laudable Arches

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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-09-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-17
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-05
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-29
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-02
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-16
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-09
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-09
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-04
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-10
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-11
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-05
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: David George on 2023-03-27
New Hanover Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-03-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-30
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-05-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-05
Pender Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-04
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-03
Pender Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-02
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-11
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-05-18
Carteret Co.
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Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-15
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-11
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia laudabilis
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-30
Onslow Co.
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