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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Eriopygini » Lacinipolia » Lacinipolia triplehorni - Hodges#10403.1 (Lacinipolia triplehorni)
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Arizona Moth - Lacinipolia triplehorni
Copyright © 2018 Jim Eckert

Arizona Moth - Lacinipolia triplehorni
Miller Canyon, Huachucha Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 13, 2017
This is either erecta or triplehorni. According to BG INFO a difference is "Lacinipolia erecta - females have sinuate postmedial line that is very near and often touches the reniform spot.", while in triplehorni it does not ever touch. Well, I don't believe I have found any instance in images for BG, MPG, BOLD where they touch for erecta, or seem to be any closer together than on average for triplehorni images. The images I'm submitting appear to be the closest to touching of any so far online, so I'm inclined to call them erecta. I'm wondering if anyone has more insight into the accuracy or meaning of the INFO statement, so submitting for further ID help.

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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 14 November, 2018 - 9:00pm
Last updated 9 February, 2021 - 9:08pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 19 November, 2018 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

Based on locality I would say
Based on locality I would say that is L. triplehorni.
… Jan Metlevski , 19 November, 2018 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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