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Lithophane signosa (Walker, 1857) - Signate Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932542		 MONA Number:
9895.00		 Other Common Name:
Sycamore Pinion
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: 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 signosaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Almost all of our records come from riparian habitats, with just a few from mesic forests located well upslope from the nearest streams.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are stenophagous on sycamores (Platanus spp.), both native and cultivated (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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 signosa - Signate Pinion

Photos: 10
Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-10-27
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-10-21
Buncombe Co.
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Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-03-13
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-03-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-03-28
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-03-10
Madison Co.
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Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-10-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2015-09-30
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane signosa
Recorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2010-04-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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