Lithophane venusta

Lithophane venusta is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Taiwan, Japan[1] and Nepal.

Lithophane venusta
Lithophane venusta yazakii female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Lithophane
Species:
L. venusta
Binomial name
Lithophane venusta
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Lamprosticta venusta Leech, 1889

The wingspan is 36–39 mm.[2]

Subspecies
  • Lithophane venusta venusta
  • Lithophane venusta fibigeri Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 (Nepal)
  • Lithophane venusta yazakii Yoshimoto, 1988 (Taiwan)

References
  1. Lithophane at funet
  2. Japanese Moths


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