Lithophane (moth)

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Lithophane
Lithophane thaxteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subtribe: Xylenina
Genus: Lithophane
Hübner, 1821[1]
L. antennata caterpillar on oak leaf

Lithophane is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. They spend the winter as adults. Some species are capable of feeding on other caterpillars or on sawfly larvae, which is rather uncommon among Lepidoptera.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lithophane Hübner, 1821". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bugguide.net. Carnivorous Lepidoptera