Lithacodes

Lithacodes is a genus of slug caterpillar moths in the family Limacodidae. There are about five described species in Lithacodes.[1][2][3][4]

Lithacodes
Lithacodes gracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Lithacodes
Packard, 1864

Species

These five species belong to the genus Lithacodes:

  • Lithacodes fasciola (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) c g b (yellow-shouldered slug moth)
  • Lithacodes fiskeana Dyar, 1900 c g
  • Lithacodes fiskeanus b (Fisk's slug moth)
  • Lithacodes gracea Dyar, 1921 c g b (graceful slug moth)
  • Lithacodes graefii Packard, 1887 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. "Browse Lithacodes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Lithacodes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. "Lithacodes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. "Lithacodes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading
  • Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 0547238487.
  • Covell, Charles V. Jr. (2005). A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Special Publication Number 12. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 1-884549-21-7.
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 17. ISSN 0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  • Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520251977.


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