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Lithophane abita

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Species of moth

Lithophane abita
Lithophane abita (female)
Lithophane abita (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lithophane
Species: L. abita
Binomial name
Lithophane abita
Brou & Lafontaine, 2009

Lithophane abita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and North Carolina.

The forewing length is about 17 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from late November to late March in Louisiana. Elsewhere the flight season extends from mid October (in Maryland) to early April (in Mississippi and North Carolina).

The larvae probably feed on Taxodium distichum.

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Lithophane abita


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