Moths of North Carolina
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16 NC Records

Lithophane disposita Morrison, 1874 - Dashed Gray Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932537		 MONA Number:
9892.00
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: 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 disposita
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: Our records all come from riparian areas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed mainly on willow (Salix) and poplars (Populus, especially aspen); also on birch (Betula) and elm (Ulmus), and probably others (Wagner et al., 2011). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 SNR [S2S3]
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 disposita - Dashed Gray Pinion

Photos: 16

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2024-04-21
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-10
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-03-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-10-27
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-10-25
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-12-20
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-11-30
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Chris Talkington and Leigh Anne Carter on 2015-10-26
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2014-10-10
Cabarrus Co.
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