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Species Lacinipolia runica - Hodges#10418

Noctuidae  - Lacinipolia runica Noctuidae  - Lacinipolia runica Lacinipolia runica Arizona Moth - Lacinipolia runica Arizona Moth - Lacinipolia runica Lacinipolia runica Lacinipolia runica
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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 runica (Lacinipolia runica - Hodges#10418)
Hodges Number
10418
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Miselia runica Hampson, 1918
Range
SW US (type specimen from Palmerlee, AZ)
See Also
Can be similar to L.viridifera, but viridifera is typically a darker, richer green, or more olivaceous whereas runica is typically a very pale, almost whitish green.