Lithophane atara is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in British Columbia, Manitoba and western Ontario.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Lithophane |
Species: | L. atara
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Binomial name | |
Lithophane atara J.B. Smith, 1909
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The length of the forewings is about 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on lodgepole pine and ponderosa pine.
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