Litocala Explained

Litocala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Litocala sexsignata, the litocala moth, is found in the United States in Washington, Montana, Utah and Colorado south to southern California^[1] and northern Baja California in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by Leon F. Harvey, the genus in 1878 and the species three years earlier.^[2] The habitat consists of oak woodlands and forests.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June. They have been recorded sipping moisture at puddles and has also been found nectaring at willow catkins.

Subspecies

• Litocala sexsignata sexsignata
• Litocala sexsignata deserta Edwards, 1881

External links

• Web site: McLeod . Robin . June 15, 2018 . Species Litocala sexsignata - Litocala Moth - Hodges#8597 . BugGuide . December 10, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 930868.00 – 8597 – Litocala sexsignata – Litocala Moth – (Harvey, 1875) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . December 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Litocala sexsignata (Harvey 1875) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326163810/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86017471 . March 26, 2016.
3. http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-erebidae/subfamily-erebinae/tribe-melipotini/litocala/litocala-sexsignata/ "Litocala sexsignata (Harvey, 1875)"