Lithophane adipel
Encyclopedia
Lithophane 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
. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Lithophane lepida.
The wingspan
is about 42 mm.
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...
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. It is found in from the southeastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
north to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, from the maritime provinces and northeastern states west across the southern boreal forest zone to central Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. In Alberta it is only found in the Redwater sands
Redwater, Alberta
Redwater is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 38, in Sturgeon County. Its population, as of 2006, was 2,192.Redwater is placed in the federal riding of Westlock—St...
. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Lithophane lepida.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 42 mm.