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Deltote musta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Deltote
Species: D. musta
Binomial name
Deltote musta
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Erastria musta Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Lithacodia musta
  • Eustrotia musta

Deltote musta, the small mossy lithacodia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

References

  1. "931292.00 – 9051 – Lithacodia musta – Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1868)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. McLeod, Robin (July 24, 2018). "Species Lithacodia musta - Small Mossy Lithacodia - Hodges#9051". BugGuide. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Lithacodia musta


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