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Species Lacinipolia triplehorni - Hodges#10403.1

Lacinipolia triplehorni? - Lacinipolia triplehorni

Possible Bird Dropping moth - Lacinipolia triplehorni

Nephelodes minians? - Lacinipolia triplehorni

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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 triplehorni (Lacinipolia triplehorni - Hodges#10403.1)

Hodges Number

10403.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lacinipolia triplehorni Selman & Leuschner, 2001(1)

* phylogenetic sequence #933051

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Dr. Charles A. Triplehorn.

Identification

Adult - sexually dimorphic. Males much paler than females, so much so that maculation of males is very difficult to discern. Much darker females have a wavy subterminal line and a sinuate postmedial line that does not touch the reniform spot.

Range

Known only from Arizona (Selman & Leuschner, 2001).

See Also

(more widespread) in Arizona; Texas to Florida and South Carolina - Lacinipolia erecta - females have sinuate postmedial line that is very near and often touches the reniform spot.

Print References

Selman C. L. & R. Leuschner 2001. Nine new species of Lacinipolia (Noctuidae) from Arizona, California and vicinity. Taxonomic Report Int. Lep. Survey 2(8): 1-9, f.1-23 (PDF)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	Nine new species of Lacinipolia (Noctuidae) from Arizona, California and vicinity. Charles L. Selman & Ron Leuschner. 2001. The Taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 2 (8).

Contributed by Tim Loh on 21 February, 2009 - 1:22am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 22 October, 2018 - 1:46pm

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