Moths of North Carolina
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Lithophane bethunei (Grote & Robinson, 1868) - Bethune's Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932533		 MONA Number:
9887.00
Comments: One of 51 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2015), 25 of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Lithophane bethunei
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Inhabits woodlands and forests across its wide range in eastern North America (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, records cove mainly from bottomland hardwoods or mesic forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on a wide range of trees and shrubs. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list maple (Acer), birch (Betula), hickory (Carya), hawthorn (Crataegus), American Beech (Fagus grandifolia), ash (Fraxinus), witch-hazel (Hamamelis), apple (Malus), American Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), poplar (Populus), cherry (Prunus), oak (Quercus), willow (Salix), American Basswood (Tilia americana), and Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Lithophane bethunei - Bethune's Pinion

Photos: 20

Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-03-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-02-25
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-02-25
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-11-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-10-27
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-03-03
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-18
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-02-28
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-12-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-03-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2019-02-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-11-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-10-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-05-03
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2015-03-05
Mecklenburg Co.
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