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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lacinipolia |
| Species: | L. explicata
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| Lacinipolia explicata McDunnough, 1937
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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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