Lithophane (moth)
Encyclopedia
Lithophane is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Lithophane abitaLithophane abitaLithophane abita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and North Carolina....
Brou & Lafontaine, 2009 - Lithophane adipelLithophane adipelLithophane adipel is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in from the southeastern United States north to Canada, from the maritime provinces and northeastern states west across the southern boreal forest zone to central Alberta. In Alberta it is only found in the Redwater sands...
Benjamin, 1936 - Lithophane alaina Boursin, 1957
- Lithophane amanda (Smith, 1900)
- Lithophane antennata (Walker, 1858)
- Lithophane ataraLithophane ataraLithophane atara is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in British Columbia, Manitoba and western Ontario.The length of the forewings is about 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September....
(Smith, 1909) - Lithophane baileyi Grote, 1877 (syn: Lithophane vivida (Dyar, 1910))
- Lithophane bethunei (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
- Lithophane boogeri J.T.Troubridge, 2006
- Lithophane brachyptera (Staudinger, 1892)
- Lithophane consociaLithophane consociaThe Scarce Conformist or Softly's Shoulder-knot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout northern, central and eastern Europe, east to Siberia. There is a single record from Great Britain, where it was recorded in Hampstead, London, in September 2001..The wingspan is 43-48 mm...
– Scarce Conformist (Borkhausen, 1792) - Lithophane contenta Grote, 1800
- Lithophane contra (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
- Lithophane dailekhi Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999
- Lithophane dilatocula (Smith, 1900)
- Lithophane disposita Morrison, 1874
- Lithophane fagina Morrison, 1874
- Lithophane franclemonti Metzler, 1998
- Lithophane furciferaLithophane furciferaThe Conformist is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central Europe, east to the Black Sea region, the Caucasus and western Sibiria. In the mountains, it is found up to altitudes of 1,800 meters....
– The Conformist (Hufnagel, 1766) - Lithophane furiosa Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999
- Lithophane gansuana Kononenko, 2009
- Lithophane gausapata Grote, 1883
- Lithophane georgii Grote, 1875
- Lithophane glauca Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
- Lithophane griseobrunnea Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999
- Lithophane grotei (Riley, 1882)
- Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879
- Lithophane holophaea Draudt, 1934
- Lithophane innominataLithophane innominataThe Nameless Pinion is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick west to Vancouver Island, south through the mountains both eastwards and westwards. Furthermore, it is found throughout the wooded parts of Alberta, north to Lake Athabasca.The wingspan is...
– Nameless Pinion (Smith, 1893) - Lithophane itata (Smith, 1899)
- Lithophane jeffreyi J.T. Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003
- Lithophane joannisLithophane joannisLithophane joannis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan.The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm. The moth flies from October to April.-External links:*...
Covell & Metzler 1992 - Lithophane laceyi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
- Lithophane lamdaLithophane lamdaThe Nonconformist is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Europe, except in southern Europe . It is also absent from Iceland and Ireland.The wingspan is 39-44 mm...
– The Nonconformist (Fabricius, 1787) - Lithophane lanei J.T.Troubridge, 2006
- Lithophane lapidea (Hübner, [1808])
- Lithophane laticinerea Grote, 1874
- Lithophane laurentii Köhler, 1961
- Lithophane leautieriLithophane leautieriThe Blair's Shoulder-knot is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe. It originated from the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, but gradually moved north.The wingspan is 39–44 mm...
– Blair's Shoulder-Knot (Boisduval, 1829) - Lithophane ledereri Staudinger, 1891
- Lithophane leeaeLithophane leeaeLithophane leeae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is only found in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona.The length of the forewings is about 25 mm....
Walsh, 2009 - Lithophane lemmeriLithophane lemmeriLemmer's Noctuid Moth or Lemmer's Pinion is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Eastern parts of the United States and adjacent areas in Canada....
– Lemmer's Pinion Barnes & Benjamin, 1929 - Lithophane lepida Grote, 1878
- Lithophane longior (Smith, 1899)
- Lithophane merckii (Rambur, 1832)
- Lithophane nagaii Sugi, 1958
- Lithophane nasar (Smith, 1909)
- Lithophane oriunda Grote, 1874
- Lithophane ornitopusLithophane ornitopusThe Grey Shoulder-knot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 32-38 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November and, after overwintering, again from the end of Februari to mid May.The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, but...
– Grey Shoulder-Knot (Hufnagel, 1766) - Lithophane pacifica Kononenko, 1978
- Lithophane patefacta (Walker, 1858)
- Lithophane pertorrida (McDunnough, 1942)
- Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874 (syn: Lithophane ferrealis Grote, 1874)
- Lithophane pexata Grote, 1874
- Lithophane plumbealis (Matsumura, 1926)
- Lithophane ponderosa J.T. Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003
- Lithophane pruena (Dyar, 1910)
- Lithophane pruinosa (Butler, 1878)
- Lithophane puella (Smith, 1900)
- Lithophane querquera Grote, 1874 (syn: Lithophane nigrescens (Engel, 1905))
- Lithophane remota Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
- Lithophane rosinae (Püngeler, 1906)
- Lithophane scottae J.T.Troubridge, 2006
- Lithophane semibrunneaLithophane semibrunneaThe Tawny Pinion is a moth of the Noctuoidea family. It is found in scattered populations in North Africa, Central and Southern Europe and the Middle East.The wingspan is 40–44 mm. The moth flies in late autumn....
– Tawny Pinion (Haworth, 1809) - Lithophane semiusta Grote, 1874
- Lithophane signosa (Walker, 1857)
- Lithophane sociaLithophane sociaThe Pale Pinion is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout western Europe from Spain to central Scandinavia.The wingspan is 38-46 mm...
– Pale Pinion (Hufnagel, 1766) - Lithophane subtilis Franclemont, 1969
- Lithophane tarda (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925)
- Lithophane tephrina Franclemont, 1969
- Lithophane tepida Grote, 1874
- Lithophane thaxteriLithophane thaxteriThaxter's Pinion is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America. See the subspecies section for more details.The wingspan is about 36 mm.The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale.-Subspecies:...
Grote, 1874 - Lithophane thujae Webster & Thomas, 2000
- Lithophane torrida (Smith, 1899)
- Lithophane trimorpha Hreblay & Ronkay, 1997
- Lithophane unimoda (Lintner, 1878)
- Lithophane ustulata (Butler, 1878)
- Lithophane vanduzeei (Barnes, 1928)
- Lithophane venusta (Leech, 1889)
- Lithophane violascens Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999
- Lithophane viridipallens Grote, 1867