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Species Lacinipolia circumcincta - Hodges#10399

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Eriopygini
Genus Lacinipolia
Species circumcincta (Lacinipolia circumcincta - Hodges#10399)
Hodges Number
10399
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lacinipolia circumcincta (Smith, 1891)
Mamestra circumcincta Smith, 1891
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet circumcincta is Latin meaning "girdled."
Size
Wingspan 25-29 mm. (1)
Range
Records from Oregon, California and Arizona. (2)
Type location: Sierra Nevada, California (1)
Print References
Smith, J.B. 1891. Contributions toward a monograph of the Noctuidae of temperate North America. Revision of the species of Mamestra. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14: 253 (1)