Moths of North Carolina

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Tricholita signata (Walker, 1860) - Signate Quaker

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Eriopygini

P3 Number:
933193

MONA Number:
10627.00

Other Common Name:
Signate Groundcat

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Genitalia and other 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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are reported to feed on composites, including dandelion (Taraxacum), goldenrod (Solidago), plantain (Plantago), and ragweed (Ambrosia) (Covell, 1984; Robinson et al., 2010; 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: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Tricholita signata - Signate Quaker

72 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05 Henderson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-09-05 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-09-05 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock on 2025-08-25 Rutherford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Teper, David George, P. Coin, K. Bischof on 2025-08-16 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-13 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-13 Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-27 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-04 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-15 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-09 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-13 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-10-10 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-02 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2023-09-25 Caswell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-19 Orange Co. Comment: