Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lithacodia musta (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Deltote musta (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Erastria musta Grote & Robinson, 1868
Numbers
Three species are found in America north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
Forewing dark greenish with blackish shading and lines; green fades to yellowish in old specimens; reniform spot round or broadly oval, white with reddish-brown and white filling; short white line extends upward from inner margin near anal angle; hindwing gray.
[adapted from description by Charles Covell]
Range
New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Wisconsin
Season
Adults fly from May to September.
Food
Larval food is unknown as of February 2006.
See Also
Large Mossy Lithacodia (
L. muscosula) has extensive grayish-brown shading on the forewing, more white in subterminal area (not just a short white line), and a more curved reniform spot (see
pinned image of
L. muscosula)
Print References
Lafontaine, D., Schmidt, B. C.
2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico.
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