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Noctuidae
933053 – 10406   Lacinipolia olivacea (Morrison, 1875)
             Olive Arches

© Nolie Schneider
Similar Species:
  • Lacinipolia bucketti is apparently not distinguished from L. o. petita by DNA sequencing.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • olivacea (Morrison, 1875) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: 10406
  • ssp. a. olivacea (Morrison, 1875) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: 10406
      Type locality: New York; New Hampshire.
  • obscurior (Smith, 1888) (Mamestra) (synonym of ssp. olivacea)
  • repentina (Morrison, 1875) (Mamestra) N. SYN. (synonym of ssp. olivacea) - MONA 1983: 10272.1
      Type locality: West Hobeken, NJ.
  • ssp. b. lucina (Smith, 1901) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. c. megarena (Smith, 1901) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. d. altua (Smith, 1901) (Mamestra)
  • ssp. e. petita (Smith, 1901) (Mamestra)
      Type locality: Lectotype: Vancouver, BC.
  • ssp. f. vaumedia (Smith, 1888) (Mamestra)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Lacinipolia olivacea (Morrison, 1875) includes Mamestra repentina Morrison, 1875, a name which was apparently overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) but included in Poole (1989), as a synonym (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 143.
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Notes on the Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 118.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.12m; p. 305. Book Review and ordering
    • Selman, C.L., 1975. Revision of the Genus Lacinipolia McDunnough of America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Ohio State University, Ph.D. thesis dissertation.
    • Smith, J.B., 1887. New genera and species of North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 10: 450; 465 (obscurior); 466 (vaumedia).
    • Smith, J.B., 1901. Notes on Mamestra olivacea Morr. and its allies. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 27: 230; 236 (lucina, altua, megarena); 239 (petita).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    © Nolie Schneider
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    © John Davis
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    © Robin McLeod
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    © John Davis
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    Paratype (petita) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    23mm – © Jim Vargo
    Lacinipolia olivacea
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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