Lacinipolia laudabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Lacinipolia
Species:	L. laudabilis
Binomial name
Lacinipolia laudabilis (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Hecatera laudabilis Guenee, 1852 Hapalia indicans Walker, 1857 Polia laudabilis f. lichenea Draudt, 1924 Polia laudabilis f. suda Draudt, 1924 Lacinipolia laudabilis f. mediosuffusa Strand, 1917

Lacinipolia laudabilis, the laudable arches moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. It is also found in Mexico and Costa Rica.^[1] It has been recorded from Great Britain, where it was probably accidentally imported, but it might also be a rare immigrant.^[2]

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.^[3]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.^[4]

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