Lithomoia solidaginis information

Lithomoia solidaginis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Lithomoia
Species:	L. solidaginis
Binomial name
Lithomoia solidaginis (Hübner, [1803])
Synonyms
Noctua solidaginis Hübner, [1803] Xylena solidaginis (Hübner, [1803]) Calocampa solidaginis var. cinerascens Staudinger, 1871 Lithomoia pallida (Tutt, 1892) Lithomoia suffusa Tutt, 1902 Colocampa solidaginis var. rangnowi Stichel, 1908 Lithomia solidaginis

Lithomoia solidaginis, the golden-rod brindle, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland, Iceland and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. Then eastwards to the Urals, Kamchatka and Japan.In the Alps it rises to about 1500 meters. It is found mainly on marshy ground, in humid mixed forests as well as in tundra - and taiga areas.