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Species Lithophane atara - Hodges#9924

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Lithophane (Pinions)
Species atara (Lithophane atara - Hodges#9924)
Hodges Number
9924
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lithophane atara (J.B. Smith, 1909)
Phylogenetic Sequence # 932556
Size
fore-wing 18–20 mm. (1)
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis: (2)

Genitalia:
Range
southeastern British Columbia south to California and west to Arizona and Nebraska (3)
Season
Adults are active from August to September. (1)
Food
The larvae feed on Lodgepole Pine and Ponderosa Pine. (1)
See Also
Lithophane ponderosa
Internet References
Wikipedia
Larvae images are shown on the Canada Natural Resources website here.
PNW Moths
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Pacific Northwest Moths
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 13 February, 2020 - 5:31pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 22 December, 2023 - 10:49am

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