Moths of North Carolina
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80 NC Records

Lacinipolia explicata McDunnough, 1937 - Explicit Arches Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933067.00 MONA Number: 10413.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list fields, waste lots, and woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a variety of forbs, including dandelions and lettuce (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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 explicata - Explicit Arches Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-09-02
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-11
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-04
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-08
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-05-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-02
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-04-26
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-12
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-10
Madison Co.
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