Lithosian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”).
Noun
editLithosian (plural Lithosians)
- Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.
References
edit- “Lithosian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Lithosia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lithosia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lithosiini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies