Biology:Lacinipolia laudabilis

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Short description: Species of moth


Lacinipolia laudabilis
Lacinipolia laudabilis – Laudable Arches Moth (14447144975).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lacinipolia
Species:
L. laudabilis
Binomial name
Lacinipolia laudabilis
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Hecatera laudabilis Guenee, 1852
  • Hapalia indicans Walker, 1857
  • Polia laudabilis f. lichenea Draudt, 1924
  • Polia laudabilis f. suda Draudt, 1924
  • Lacinipolia laudabilis f. mediosuffusa Strand, 1917

Lacinipolia laudabilis, the laudable arches moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States , where it has been recorded from Alabama, California , Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Massachusetts , Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and Virginia. It is also found in Mexico and Costa Rica.[1] It has been recorded from Great Britain, where it was probably accidentally imported, but it might also be a rare immigrant.[2]

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.[3]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13379497 entry