Litocala

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]

Litocala
Litocala sexsignata, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Litocala Harvey, 1878
Species:	L. sexsignata
Binomial name
Litocala sexsignata (Harvey, 1875)
Synonyms
Generic Lita Harvey, 1875 (preocc. Treitschke, 1833) Specific Lita sexsignata Harvey, 1875

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