Lithophane (moth)
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Species

* '' Lithophane abita'' Brou & Lafontaine, 2009 * '' Lithophane adipel'' Benjamin, 1936 * '' Lithophane alaina'' Boursin, 1957 * '' Lithophane amanda'' (Smith, 1900) * '' Lithophane antennata'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Lithophane atara'' (Smith, 1909) * '' Lithophane baileyi'' Grote, 1877 (syn: ''Lithophane vivida'' (Dyar, 1910)) * '' Lithophane bethunei'' (Grote & Robinson, 1868) * '' Lithophane boogeri'' J.T.Troubridge, 2006 * '' Lithophane brachyptera'' (Staudinger, 1892) * '' Lithophane consocia'' – Scarce Conformist (Borkhausen, 1792) * '' Lithophane contenta'' Grote, 1800 * '' Lithophane contra'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) * '' Lithophane dailekhi'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 * '' Lithophane dilatocula'' (Smith, 1900) * '' Lithophane disposita'' Morrison, 1874 * '' Lithophane fagina'' Morrison, 1874 * '' Lithophane franclemonti'' Metzler, 1998 * '' Lithophane furcifera'' – The Conformist (Hufnagel, 1766) * '' Lithophane furiosa'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 * '' Lithophane gansuana'' Kononenko, 2009 * '' Lithophane gausapata'' Grote, 1883 * '' Lithophane georgii'' Grote, 1875 * '' Lithophane glauca'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Lithophane griseobrunnea'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 * '' Lithophane grotei'' (Riley, 1882) * '' Lithophane hemina'' Grote, 1879 * '' Lithophane holophaea'' Draudt, 1934 * '' Lithophane innominata'' – Nameless Pinion (Smith, 1893) * '' Lithophane itata'' (Smith, 1899) * '' Lithophane jeffreyi'' J.T. Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003 * '' Lithophane joannis'' Covell & Metzler 1992 * '' Lithophane laceyi'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) * '' Lithophane lamda'' – The Nonconformist (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Lithophane lanei'' J.T.Troubridge, 2006 * '' Lithophane lapidea'' (Hübner,
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* '' Lithophane laticinerea'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane laurentii'' Köhler, 1961 * '' Lithophane leautieri'' – Blair's Shoulder-Knot (Boisduval, 1829) * '' Lithophane ledereri'' Staudinger, 1891 * ''
Lithophane leeae ''Lithophane leeae'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is only found in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the ...
'' Walsh, 2009 * '' Lithophane lemmeri'' – Lemmer's Pinion Barnes & Benjamin, 1929 * '' Lithophane lepida'' Grote, 1878 * '' Lithophane longior'' (Smith, 1899) * '' Lithophane merckii'' (Rambur, 1832) * '' Lithophane nagaii'' Sugi, 1958 * '' Lithophane nasar'' (Smith, 1909) * '' Lithophane oriunda'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane ornitopus'' – Grey Shoulder-Knot (Hufnagel, 1766) * '' Lithophane pacifica'' Kononenko, 1978 * '' Lithophane patefacta'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Lithophane pertorrida'' (McDunnough, 1942) * '' Lithophane petulca'' Grote, 1874 (syn: ''Lithophane ferrealis'' Grote, 1874) * '' Lithophane pexata'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane plumbealis'' (Matsumura, 1926) * '' Lithophane ponderosa'' J.T. Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003 * '' Lithophane pruena'' (Dyar, 1910) * '' Lithophane pruinosa'' (Butler, 1878) * '' Lithophane puella'' (Smith, 1900) * '' Lithophane querquera'' Grote, 1874 (syn: ''Lithophane nigrescens'' (Engel, 1905)) * '' Lithophane remota'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Lithophane rosinae'' (Püngeler, 1906) * '' Lithophane scottae'' J.T.Troubridge, 2006 * ''
Lithophane semibrunnea ''Lithophane semibrunnea'', the tawny pinion, is a moth of the Noctuoidea family. It is found in scattered populations in North Africa, central and southern Europe and Asia Minor. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 40–44  ...
'' – Tawny Pinion (Haworth, 1809) * '' Lithophane semiusta'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane signosa'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Lithophane socia'' – Pale Pinion (Hufnagel, 1766) * '' Lithophane subtilis'' Franclemont, 1969 * '' Lithophane tarda'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925) * '' Lithophane tephrina'' Franclemont, 1969 * '' Lithophane tepida'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane thaxteri'' Grote, 1874 * '' Lithophane thujae'' Webster & Thomas, 2000 * '' Lithophane torrida'' (Smith, 1899) * '' Lithophane trimorpha'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1997 * '' Lithophane unimoda'' (Lintner, 1878) * '' Lithophane ustulata'' (Butler, 1878) * '' Lithophane vanduzeei'' (Barnes, 1928) * '' Lithophane venusta'' (Leech, 1889) * '' Lithophane violascens'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 * '' Lithophane viridipallens'' Grote, 1867


References

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''Lithophane'' at funet.fi
*
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
* * * Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Cuculliinae-stub