Moth Photographers Group – Polenta mimica

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931660 – 9755.1 Polenta mimica (Poole, 1995)

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Taxonomic: Notes	Plagiomimicus mimica Poole, 1995, n. sp.: MONA Fascicle 26.1: 1-249.
Synonymy:	mimica (Poole, 1995) (Plagiomimicus) - MONA 1983: [NEW] Note: n. comb. (Keegan et al. 2026) was formerly in the genus Plagiomimicus.
Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Brickellia. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025])
Similar : Species	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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.
Keegan, K.L., N. Wahlberg, S.R. Sánchez-Peña, E. Ruiz-Sanchez, D.L. Wagner, 2026. Jewels of the desert: natural history and species-level phylogeny of Stiriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity, 10(2): 1-21. (abstract and access)
Poole, R. W., 1995. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.1: p. 98; pl. 3.41. order or free PDF
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)
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