Moths of North Carolina
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Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner, 1818) - Toothed Somberwing

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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.
Euclidia cuspideaAlamance 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on legumes and grasses (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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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 Euclidia cuspidea - Toothed Somberwing

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