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Lacinipolia implicata McDunnough, 1937 - Implicit Arches

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933068		 MONA Number:
10414.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The forewing is largely shaded with green, especially in the basal and terminal thirds of the wing. The median area is contrastingly dark, often with a reddish patch between the orbicular and reniform, which are usually filled with the ground color or are more whitish. In males of this species, the median band is strongly tapered at the inner margin where it is approximately only an eighth of the total length of that margin (Forbes, 1954). Females are much darker and the median area extends to cover a third of the length of the wing. The hindwing in the female is dark fuscous.
Wingspan: 25-28 mm (Forbes, 1954)
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 implicataAlamance 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: Our records come mainly from hardwood forests, including wet, mesic, and dry.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on forbs, including many lawn weeds (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [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 implicata - Implicit Arches

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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-30
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-24
Davidson Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-09-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-07
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Avery Young on 2023-09-24
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-31
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-10-05
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-09-25
Davidson Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-09-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-16
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Lior Carlson on 2021-09-24
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-09-23
Chatham Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2020-09-27
Orange Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-06-15
Guilford Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-08-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2017-05-02
Stokes Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2014-10-02
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2014-09-26
Ashe Co.
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Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2014-09-17
Vance Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia implicata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2012-09-23
Cabarrus Co.
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