''Lacinipolia incurva'' is a species of
moth in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
(owlet moths).
It was described by John B. Smith in 1888 and is found in North America,
[ where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Colorado.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on dead leaves of '']Quercus hypoleucoides
''Quercus hypoleucoides'', the silverleaf oak or the whiteleaf oak is a North American species of oak tree or shrub. It grows in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Description
''Quercus hypoleucoides'', though usually seen as ...
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Lacinipolia incurva'' is 10373.[Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
* Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys'', vol. 40, 1-239.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Noctuinae
Moths described in 1888
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