Moth Photographers Group – Leucania lapidaria – 10446.1

Noctuidae

932946 – 10446.1   Leucania lapidaria (Grote, 1876) Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.
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Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Description/ Field Marks:	Hind wing pure white.
Similar Species:	Leucania multilinea with white hind wings is separated only by genitalia or DNA barcoded. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Heliophila lapidaria Grote, 1876
Taxonomic Notes:	Leucania lapidaria (Grote, 1876), formerly treated as a synonym of 10446 Leucania multilinea Walker, 1856, is raised to full species status in Rings et al. (1992).

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
• Rings R.W., E.H. Metzler, F.J. Arnold, D.H. Harris, 1992. The owlet moths of Ohio Order Lepidoptera Family Noctuidae. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin, New Series, 9(2): vi + 1–219.
• Species Page at Block Island Moths
• Species Page at BugGuide.Net
• Species Page at Mass Moths
• Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com)

© Hugh McGuinness
© Hugh McGuinness
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© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
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