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Noctuidae 933065 – 10411   Lacinipolia laudabilis (Guenée, 1852)              Laudable Arches

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Brassicaceae.  Host genera: Taraxacum.  Notes: low plants (Leckie & Beadle 2018); Polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: laudabilis (Guenée, 1852) (Hecatera) - MONA 1983: 10411; TL: North America. indicans (Walker, 1857) (Hapalia) lichenea (Draudt, 1924) (Polia); TL: Mexico, Orizaba region. mediosuffusa (Strand, 1917) ([unknown]); TL: Not stated. rufoirrorata (Strand, 1917) ([unknown]); TL: United States. Central America. suda (Draudt, 1924) (Polia); TL: Puebla, Tehuacan.

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. Draudt, M., [1924-1939]. Eulenartige Nachtfalter. In Seitz, Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Amerikanischen Faunengebietes, 7: 109. Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 2. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 6: 30. 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 Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Strand, E., 1916. Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Moiminae und Phytometrinae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A., 82(2): 29.

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