Lithomoia
Encyclopedia
Lithomoia 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
- Lithomoia germanaLithomoia germanaThe American Brindle is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland south to Pennsylvania, Colorado and Oregon....
(Morrison, 1874) - Lithomoia solidaginisLithomoia solidaginisThe Golden-rod Brindle is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland, Iceland and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula....
(Hübner, [1803])