Platypolia mactata (Guenée, 1852) is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Platypolia mactata (Guenée, 1852)

Platypolia mactata (Guenée, 1852)

Platypolia mactata, the adorable brocade, is a cutworm/dart moth in Noctuidae found in North America.

Family
Genus
Platypolia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Platypolia mactata (Guenée, 1852)

Platypolia mactata, commonly called the adorable brocade, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in North America.

Photo: (c) Owen Ridgen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Owen Ridgen

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Platypolia

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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