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Lacinipolia explicata McDunnough, 1937 - Explicit Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933067		 MONA Number:
10413.00		 Other Common Name:
Explicit Groundcat
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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 explicataAlamance 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%20Hanover 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: 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
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR 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 explicata - Explicit Arches

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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-27
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2024-04-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-29
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-09-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-30
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-17
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-11
Graham Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-09-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-22
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-08
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2022-05-03
Transylvania Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-05-02
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-11
Orange Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-29
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia explicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-18
Madison Co.
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