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Noctuidae
932558 – 9925   Lithophane lepida Grote, 1878
Distribution Data for Lithophane lepida
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Similar Species:
  • Other members of the Lithophane lepida complex, see key in Troubridge & Lafontaine (2003).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lepida Grote, 1878 (Lithophane) - MONA 1983: 9925
  • lepida Lintner, 1878 (Lithophane)
  • ssp. b. adipel (Benjamin, 1936) (Graptolitha) N. STAT. - MONA 1983: 9925.1
  • Taxonomic Notes: Lithophane lepida Grote, 1878 includes as a subspecies adipel Benjamin, 1936, n. stat. (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (adipel) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (lepida) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Troubridge, J., & J.D. Lafontaine, 2003. A review of the pine-feeding Lithophane lepida species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with descriptions of two new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 135(1): 53-62.
    Lithophane lepida
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    Lithophane lepida
    adipel – © CNC - CBIF
    Lithophane lepida
    42mm – © Gary Anweiler
    Lithophane lepida
    adipel - LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Lithophane lepida
    adipel - 40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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