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Noctuidae 933017 – 10370   Lacinipolia lustralis (Grote, 1875)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Fabaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Medicago Populus Taraxacum.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lustralis (Grote, 1875) (Dianthoecia) - MONA 1983: 10370 ssp. a. lustralis (Grote, 1875) (Dianthoecia)  cervina (Smith, 1898) (Mamestra)  selama (Strecker, 1898) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: [10387] ssp. b. suffusa (Smith, 1888) (Taeniocampa) Taxonomic Notes: Lacinipolia lustralis (Grote, 1875) includes as a synonym Lacinipolia selama (Strecker, 1898) in Selman (1975).

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.13f; 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. 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 Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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