Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Lacinipolia explicata | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Lacinipolia renigera, Achatia distincta, Butterflies and moths, Feltia herilis, Nephelodes minians | ||
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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