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

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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. 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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