Lacinipolia explicata
| Lacinipolia explicata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lacinipolia |
| Species: | L. explicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacinipolia explicata McDunnough, 1937 | |
The Explicit Arches Moth (Lacinipolia explicata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the south-eastern part of the United States, from Kentucky and North Carolina south to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas.
The wingspan is 28-30 mm. Adults are on wing in April and again in September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Trifolium species and Taraxacum officinale.
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