Litocala
Litocala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Litocala sexsignata, the litocala moth, is found in the United States in Washington, Montana, Utah and Colorado south to southern California[1] and northern Baja California in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by Leon F. Harvey, the genus in 1878 and the species three years earlier.[2] The habitat consists of oak woodlands and forests.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Litocala Harvey, 1878 |
| Species: | L. sexsignata |
| Binomial name | |
| Litocala sexsignata (Harvey, 1875) | |
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The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark gray with an oblique whitish or silvery antemedian band and reniform spot. The hindwings are black with three large white spots, forming a triangle in the median area. Adults are on wing from March to June. They have been recorded sipping moisture at puddles and has also been found nectaring at willow catkins.
Subspecies
- Litocala sexsignata sexsignata
- Litocala sexsignata deserta Edwards, 1881
References
- "930868.00 – 8597 – Litocala sexsignata – Litocala Moth – (Harvey, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Litocala sexsignata (Harvey 1875)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- "Litocala sexsignata (Harvey, 1875)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
External links
- McLeod, Robin (June 15, 2018). "Species Litocala sexsignata - Litocala Moth - Hodges#8597". BugGuide. Retrieved December 10, 2019.