Lithophane adipel
Lithophane adipel is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1936. It is found from the southeastern United States north to Canada, from the Maritime provinces and northeastern states west across the southern boreal forest zone to central Alberta. In Alberta it is only found in the Redwater sands. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Lithophane lepida.
| Lithophane adipel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lithophane |
| Species: | L. adipel |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithophane adipel Benjamin, 1936 | |
The wingspan is about 42 mm.
References
- "Species Details Lithophane adipel". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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