''Lithostege farinata'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found from the

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through north-eastern

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(Altai and Tian Shan). In the north, it ranges to southern

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. In the south, it is found up to southern

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and the

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. It has also been recorded from south-eastern

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and north-western

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. There are old records from

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. The

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is 29–33 mm. There is generally one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of May to the beginning of July. The larvae feed on ''

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Descurainia sophia ''Descurainia sophia'' is a member of the family Brassicaceae. Common names include flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard. It reproduces by seeds. It is a dominant weed in dark brown prairie and black prairie soils of southern Alberta. Its ...

'', ''

Berteroa incana ''Berteroa incana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Its common names include hoary alyssum, false hoary madwort, hoary berteroa,Jacobs, J. and J. Mangold''Berteroa incana'' Plant Fact Sheet.USDA NRCS Bozeman. ...

'', ''

Sinapis arvensis ''Rhamphospermum arvense'', (syns. ''Brassica arvensis'' and ''Sinapis arvensis'') the charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, or just charlock, is an annual or winter annual plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the fields of ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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Subspecies

* ''Lithostege farinata farinata'' * ''Lithostege farinata bachmutica'' Prout, 1938 (western Siberia)

References

External links

Encyclopedia of LifeLepiforum.de
Chesiadini Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel Moths described in 1767 {{Larentiinae-stub