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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lithophane |
| Species: | L. petulca
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| Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874
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The MONA or Hodges number for Lithophane petulca is 9889.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Lithophane petulca Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "Lithophane petulca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Lithophane petulca Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lithophane petulca". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
Further reading
edit- 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.
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