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Noctuidae 933016 – 10368   Lacinipolia meditata (Grote, 1873)              Thinker Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Poaceae Fabaceae Rosaceae Solanaceae Vitaceae.  Host genera: Andropogon Malus Nicotiana Poa Solidago Symphyotrichum[=Aster] Taraxacum Trifolium Triticum Vitis.  Host extended: polyphagous (Poole 1989); climbing cutworm on many kinds of herbaceous vegetation (Crabo et al 2014)...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: meditata (Grote, 1873) (Dianthoecia) - MONA 1983: 10368 ssp. a. meditata (Grote, 1873) (Dianthoecia)  brachiolum (Harvey, 1876) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: [10386]  determinata (Smith, 1891) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: [10369]  rubrifusa (Hampson, 1905) (Polia) - MONA 1983: [10388] ssp. b. columbia (Smith, 1888) (Taeniocampa) Taxonomic Notes: Lacinipolia meditata: Includes as synonyms Lacinipolia determinata [10369], Lacinipolia brachiolum [10386] and Lacinipolia rubrifusa [10388].

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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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