Moth Photographers Group – Lithomoia germana

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932524 – 9878 Lithomoia germana (Morrison, 1875)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Betulaceae Ericaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Rosaceae Salicaceae. Host genera: Alnus Betula Populus Prunus Rhododendron[=Ledum] Salix Spiraea Tilia Vaccinium. Host extended: larvae feed on a variety of broad-leaved trees & shrubs (Powell & Opler 2009); generalist on many ty... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	germana (Morrison, 1875) (Calocampa) - MONA 1983: [NEW] albertae McDunnough, 1938 (Lithomoia) cinerascens (Staudinger, 1871) (Calocampa) morrisoni Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 (Lithomoia) pallida (Tutt, 1892) ([unknown]) solidaginis of authors; (not Hübner, 1803) (Noctua) misappl. - MONA 1983: [9878] suffusa (Tutt, 1902) ([unknown])
Taxonomic Notes:	Calocampa germana Morrison, 1875, formerly treated as a synonym of Lithomoia solidaginis Hübner, 1803 (extralimital), includes as a synonym solidaginis of authors; not Hübner, 1803, see Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010: note 487).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.37f; p. 297. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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