Species Lacinipolia quadrilineata - Hodges#10422

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Lacinipolia quadrilineata – (Grote, 1873)

Mamestra quadrilineata - Grote, 1873

one of sixty-four species in the genus for North America north of Mexico. (a)

wingspan about 28 mm

Detailed description by Selman (1975) is available at the link in citations below. Selman describes quadrilineata as a "highly variable species" and cautions his description is based on a "typical" specimen. According to Selman, the median area of quadrilineata is darkest with females being overall slightly darker than males. He also characterizes quadrilineata as lacking the reddish-brown tinge of Lacinipolia martini. (1)

Detailed description is also available at Pacific Northwest Moths at link below. Note that PNW Moths describes the median area of quadrilineata males as darkest but concolorous dark with the AM area of females. PNW Moths also reports quadrilineata with reddish brown color across the median area including the reniform spot. (2)

According to Selman (1975) - California to Oregon (1)

According to PNW Moths - California to Oregon and east to Arizona and New Mexico (2)

Lacinipolia martini is found from Arizona to W. Texas according to Selman (1975, 2001), but BOLD is also showing martini present in southern California. Selman describes and illustrates genitalia differences between these two species. (1)(3)

With potential overlap in southern California, it may be difficult to separate female quadrilineata from martini based upon photos alone.

Moth Photographers Group - species page with photos of living and pinned adults.

Pacific Northwest Moths

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with photograph of pinned adult and DNA sequence

California Moth Specimens Database - California collection records.