Lichen-moths
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Crambidia
Crambidia is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae, tribe Lithosiini. The genus was established by Packard in 1864 and contains approximately 13 described species. Species in this genus are characterized by pale, often whitish or cream-colored wings with relatively simple patterning. They are distributed primarily in North America.
Cryphia
Cryphia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Bryophilinae. Established by Jacob Hübner in 1818, the genus contains approximately 40 species distributed across the Palearctic and Nearctic regions. Several species have well-known common names, including the marbled beauty (C. domestica), marbled green (C. muralis), and tree-lichen beauty (C. algae).
Cryphia sarepta
Cryphia sarepta is a noctuid moth species first described by William Barnes in 1907. It belongs to the genus Cryphia, a group of small to medium-sized owlet moths often associated with lichen-feeding habits in their larval stages. The species is documented from western North America. Like other members of its genus, adults are likely nocturnal and may exhibit cryptic coloration.
Erebidae
Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
Erebidae is among the largest families of moths by species count, encompassing diverse macromoth groups formerly classified across multiple families. The family includes underwings (Catocala), tiger moths and wasp moths (Arctiinae), tussock moths (Lymantriinae), litter moths (Herminiinae), fruit-piercing moths (Calpinae), and snout moths (Hypeninae). Adults range dramatically in size from 6 mm to over 300 mm wingspan. Coloration spans from cryptic browns and grays to vivid aposematic patterns. The family was reconstituted in 2010 through phylogenetic studies that revealed the former Noctuidae to be paraphyletic, with Arctiinae, Lymantriinae, and related lineages more closely related to each other than to core noctuids.
Gardinia
Gardinia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, and tribe Lithosiini. The genus was established by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It contains five described species distributed in Central and South America, with the most widely known being Gardinia magnifica. The genus is part of the lichen moth group (Lithosiini), though specific ecological and biological details remain poorly documented.
Lithosiina
lichen moths
Lithosiina is a subtribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae, erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. Members are commonly known as lichen moths due to their cryptic coloration. The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Lithosiini within the subfamily Lithosiinae of the family Arctiidae, reflecting ongoing taxonomic revisions in the tiger moth group. It is a well-documented group with over 130,000 observations on iNaturalist.
Lithosiini
Lichen Moths
Lithosiini is a tribe of lichen moths within the family Erebidae, containing approximately 2,752 species. The taxon was originally described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820 as Lithosiinae at subfamily rank, but was reclassified to tribe status following the reorganization of the former family Arctiidae into the subfamily Arctiinae within Erebidae. Members are commonly known as lichen moths due to their typical cryptic coloration resembling lichen substrates. The tribe is divided into multiple subtribes, though the systematics remain in need of revision.
Nanna
Nanna is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, described by Birket-Smith in 1965. It belongs to the tribe Lithosiini, which comprises lichen moths. The genus is distinct from the homonymous fly genus Nanna in family Scathophagidae (order Diptera), which consists of predatory dung flies. This taxon record addresses the lepidopteran genus.