Lithophane petulca

Lithophane petulca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Lithophane
Species:	L. petulca
Binomial name
Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874
Synonyms
Lithophane ferrealis Grote, 1874

Lithophane petulca, the wanton pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is found in North America. ^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Lithophane petulca is 9889. ^[4]

References

1. "Lithophane petulca Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
2. "Lithophane petulca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
3. "Lithophane petulca Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lithophane petulca" . Retrieved 2018-02-09.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Lafontaine, D. (2009). "A new species of Lithophane Hbn. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)". ZooKeys (9): 11–20. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.9.158 .
• Walsh, J. (2009). "Lithophane leeae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), a striking new species from southeastern Arizona". ZooKeys (9): 21–26. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.9.184 .