Moths of North Carolina
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Lacinipolia renigera (Stephens, 1829) - Bristly Cutworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Eriopygini		P3 Number:
933044		 MONA Number:
10397.00		 Other Common Names:
Bristly Groundcat, Kidney-spotted Minor
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
Lacinipolia renigeraAlamance 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 Hanover 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, meadows, and woodlands (Wagner et al., 2011).
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on both graminoids and forbs, including many crop species; also recorded on apple (Malus), grape (Vitis), and poplar (Populus) (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
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.
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 Photo Gallery for Lacinipolia renigera - Bristly Cutworm Moth

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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Nora Murdock on 2025-10-13
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Nora Murdock on 2025-10-13
Henderson Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26
Forsyth Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-18
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2024-09-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-08-02
Graham Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-05
Madison Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-20
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-12
Rowan Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-05-10
Buncombe Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Stephen Hall, David George, and David Bradley on 2024-05-07
Durham Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-04-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-10-25
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
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Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Lacinipolia renigera
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-15
Orange Co.
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