Lacinipolia laudabilis

Checklist Number
73.2611 [B&F: 2146a]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Hadeninae
Genus:Lacinipolia
Species:laudabilis
Authority:(Guenèe, 1852)

While the possibility of it being a genuine migrant cannot be discounted, this North America species was recorded once in Britain at Hoylake, Cheshire on 31 July 1936 close to shipping lanes into the port of Liverpool, and therefore probably accidentally imported or ship-assisted. Wingspan 20-24 mm.