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Noctuidae
933079 – 10351   "Lacinipolia" mimula (Grote, 1883)

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Synonymy: Mamestra mimula Grote, 1883
Taxonomic Notes: "Lacinipolia" mimula: Formerly placed in the genera Mamestra and Lasiestra. Generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 157.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Crabo, L. & D. Lafontaine, 2009. A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) for North America and notes on Eurasian species, with descriptions of 17 new species, 6 new subspecies, a new genus, and two new species of Tricholita Grote. ZooKeys, 30: 1-156.
  • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
  • Selman, C.L., 1975. Revision of the Genus Lacinipolia McDunnough of America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Ohio State University, Ph.D. thesis dissertation.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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