Lithosian
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”).
Noun edit
Lithosian (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
