Species Lacinipolia davena - Hodges#10407

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References

Lacinipolia davena [T] - Red-spot Polia 10407 - Lacinipolia davena

Noctuidae: Lacinipolia davena - Lacinipolia davena

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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 davena (Lacinipolia davena - Hodges#10407)

Hodges Number

10407

Size

wingspan about 27 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG

Identification

Adult: forewing dark gray to blackish to PM line; subterminal area pale gray; beyond ST line slight darker; reniform spot pale; orbicular spot and AM line dark, edged in black; hindwing brownish-gray with dark veins and discal lunule, and double terminal line; head and body dark except for pale scales on collar and both shoulders (tegulae)

Range

California to British Columbia and Alberta

Season

adults fly from June to September

See Also

Lacinipolia comis forewing has round white patch at anal angle; L. olivacea has noticealby paler basal area

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Pacific Northwest Moths

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

similar species (Jeff Miller, Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands)

presence in California 23 specimen records with locations and dates (U. of California at Berkeley)

presence in Oregon; list 100 pinned specimens in collection including locally collected specimens (Oregon State U.)

distribution in Canada Alberta and British Columbia only (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 14 June, 2007 - 9:30pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 19 August, 2024 - 9:54am

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