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Explicit Arches Moth (Lacinipolia explicata)

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Lacinipolia explicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lacinipolia
Species:
L. explicata
Binomial name
Lacinipolia explicata

Lacinipolia explicata. the explicit arches moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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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