Moths of North Carolina
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142 NC Records

Peridroma saucia (Hübner, [1808]) - Variegated Cutworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933211 MONA Number: 10915.00
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature 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
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Status in North Carolina
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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 Peridroma saucia - Variegated Cutworm Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-04
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-14
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-14
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-09
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-05
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-17
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-03
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-02-10
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-22
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-26
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-24
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-24
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-15
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-09
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-06-07
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-10-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2020-08-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-28
Guilford Co.
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