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Noctuidae
933045 – 10398   Lacinipolia stricta (Walker, 1865)
             Brown Arches

© John Davis
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Asteraceae Fabaceae Lamiaceae Polygonaceae Rosaceae.  Host genera: Eriogonum Fragaria Lactuca Medicago Mentha Taraxacum.  Host extended: polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); climbing cutworm on many kinds of herbaceous vegetation (Crabo et...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • stricta (Walker, 1865) (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 10398
  • ssp. a. stricta (Walker, 1865) (Hadena)
  • ferrea (Grote, 1881) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. b. cinnabarina (Grote, 1874) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. c. tenisca (Smith, 1910) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. d. papka (Barnes & Benjamin, 1929) (Polia)
  • kappa (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925) (Polia)
  • 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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Selman, C.L., 1975. Revision of the Genus Lacinipolia McDunnough of America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Ohio State University, Ph.D. thesis dissertation.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Lacinipolia stricta
    © John Davis
    Lacinipolia stricta
    © John Davis
    Lacinipolia stricta
    26mm – © Jim Vargo
    Lacinipolia stricta
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Lacinipolia stricta
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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