Moths of North Carolina
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Orthodes cynica Guenée, 1852 - Cynical Quaker

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933138		 MONA Number:
10587.00		 Other Common Name:
Cynical Groundcat
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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.
Orthodes cynicaAlamance 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: Fields, forests, and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2011).
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a wide range of forbs. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list plantain (Plantago), goldenrod (Solidago), and dandelion (Taraxacum). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
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 Orthodes cynica - Cynical Quaker

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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-17
Buncombe Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: David George on 2023-06-16
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-14
Jackson Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-06
Madison Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-06-18
Yancey Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-05-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-05-16
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-23
Madison Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-05-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-09-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-06-05
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-05-01
Buncombe Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2018-06-26
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-29
Madison Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-05-18
Madison Co.
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Orthodes cynicaRecorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-06-09
Ashe Co.
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