Polia purpurissata Grote, 1864 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Polia purpurissata Grote, 1864

Polia purpurissata Grote, 1864

Purple arches (Polia purpurissata) is a North American noctuid cutworm or dart moth with MONA/Hodges number 10280.

Family
Genus
Polia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Polia purpurissata Grote, 1864

Polia purpurissata, commonly called the purple arches, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in North America. The MONA (Hodges) number assigned to Polia purpurissata is 10280.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Polia

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

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