Lithosian

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, a stone, a rock).

Noun[edit]

Lithosian (plural Lithosians)

  1. Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.

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