Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Erebidae Members:	Euclidia Members:	21 NC Records
Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner, 1818) - Toothed Somberwing Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Erebinae

Tribe: Euclidiini

P3 Number: 930929

MONA Number: 8731.00

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on legumes and grasses (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4

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

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Euclidia cuspidea - Toothed Somberwing Moth		Photos: 11
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-21 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-27 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-27 Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-04-30 Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-07-18 McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Ed Corey on 2015-05-17 Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2015-05-02 Graham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jason Brown on 2014-07-09 Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: ASH on 2013-04-29 Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2012-04-18 Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2010-05-30 Buncombe Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Euclidia cuspidea - Toothed Somberwing Moth