Lacinipolia olivacea Olive Arches
42. Lacinipolia olivacea (Morrison) Olive Arches (Figs. 77–79, Map 43) Identification: Forewing length 11–12 mm. Overall forewing color is black and white. The basal area is black and white mixed with tawny to olive green scales. Antemedial line is obscure, black, and tends to blend into the median...
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| Summary: | 42. Lacinipolia olivacea (Morrison) Olive Arches (Figs. 77–79, Map 43) Identification: Forewing length 11–12 mm. Overall forewing color is black and white. The basal area is black and white mixed with tawny to olive green scales. Antemedial line is obscure, black, and tends to blend into the median area. Median area is black with scattered areas of tawny to olive green scales. Orbicular spot is gray margined with a few white scales and bordered proximally and distally with black. Reniform spot is white with tawny to greenish gray center and bordered with black. Distal area is white with a few scattered black scales and irregular areas of tawny to olive green scales. Hindwing is gray being lighter basally with a faint discal spot in some specimens. There is some variation in the forewing coloration with the white basal and distal areas being dark gray. In specimens with a dark gray distal area the subterminal line is white and somewhat sinuate. Flight period: Mid-July to early September. Collected localities: North Carolina: Haywood Co., Balsam Mountain campground, Purchase Knob, Purchase Knob 1.1 rd. mi from house, Purchase Knob 100 yds. up road to house, Purchase Knob at house, Purchase Knob cabin, Purchase Knob E of house in forest, Purchase Knob in woods at base of knob, Purchase Knob N of house in forest, Purchase Knob NE of house in field, Purchase Knob NW of house in forest, Purchase Knob on road in meadow; Swain Co., 1.2 mi NE Clingmans Dome parking lot Noland Divide Trail, 3.3 mi NE Clingmans Dome parking lot Fork Ridge Trail, Indian Gap off Clingmans Dome Road, lower Clingman’s Dome Road, Noland Divide Trail on Clingman’s Dome Road. Tennessee: Sevier Co., Hwy. 441 at upper hairpin, 1.3 mi W of junction Hwy. 441 and Clingmans Dome Road Road Prong Trail, Road Prong Trail at road, Newfound Gap. (81 specimens) Elevation range: 4360–6000 ft. (1329–1829 m) General distribution: Across Canada from Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia to British Columbia. In the U.S. it ranges from Maine to North ... |
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