Biology:Lithophane petulca

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Short description: Species of moth

Lithophane petulca
Lithophane petulca.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lithophane
Species:
L. petulca
Binomial name
Lithophane petulca
Grote, 1874
Synonyms
  • Lithophane ferrealis Grote, 1874

Lithophane petulca, the wanton pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Lithophane petulca is 9889.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 
  • Lafontaine, D. (2009). "A new species of Lithophane Hbn. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)". ZooKeys (9): 11–20. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.158. 
  • Walsh, J. (2009). "Lithophane leeae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), a striking new species from southeastern Arizona". ZooKeys (9): 21–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.184. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13503996 entry