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Noctuidae 933016 – 10368   Lacinipolia meditata (Grote, 1873)              Thinker Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: meditata (Grote, 1873) (Dianthoecia) - MONA 1983: 10368 ssp. a. meditata (Grote, 1873) (Dianthoecia) - MONA 1983: 10368  brachiolum (Harvey, 1876) (Mamestra)  determinata (Smith, 1891) (Mamestra)  rubrifusa (Hampson, 1905) (Polia) ssp. b. columbia (Smith, 1888) (Taeniocampa) Taxonomic Notes: Lacinipolia meditata: Includes as synonyms Lacinipolia determinata [10369], Lacinipolia brachiolum [10386] and Lacinipolia rubrifusa [10388].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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