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Lithophane leeae Walsh, 2009 | |
Lithophane leeae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is only found in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. [1]
The length of the forewings is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). [1]
Lithophane is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. They spend the winter as adults. Some species are capable of feeding on other caterpillars or on sawfly larvae, which is rather uncommon among Lepidoptera.
Lithophane thaxteri, or Thaxter's pinion, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. See the sub-species section for more details.
Lithophane socia, the pale pinion, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found throughout western Europe from Spain to central Scandinavia then east across the Palearctic to Siberia, the Russian Far East and Japan.
Lithophane consocia, the scarce conformist or Softly's shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1792. It is found throughout northern, central and eastern Europe, east to Siberia. There is a single record from Great Britain, where it was recorded in Hampstead, London, in September 2001.
Lithophane ornitopus, the grey shoulder-knot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766 and is found in most of the Palearctic realm from Ireland east to Siberia.
Lithophane venusta is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Taiwan, Japan and Nepal.
Lithophane signosa, the signate pinion or sycamore pinion moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in North America.
Lithophane grotei, commonly known as Grote's pinion or Grote's sallow, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Riley in 1882 and it is found in North America.
Lithophane petulca, the wanton pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane baileyi, or Bailey's pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane patefacta, the dimorphic pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane disposita, the dashed gray pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane dilatocula is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane georgii, known generally as George's pinion moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. Other common names include the large grey pinion and green fruitworm. It is found in North America.
Lithophane bethunei, or Bethune's pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane tepida, the luke-warm pinion moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane thujae, the cedar pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lithophane gausapata is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
James Bruce Walsh is an American geneticist whose research focuses on evolutionary and quantitative genetics. He has been Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona since 1986. He discovered the moth species Lithophane leeae in 2009, and another moth species, Drasteria walshi, is named after him.