Moths of North Carolina
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20 NC Records

Lithophane signosa (Walker, 1857) - Signate Pinion

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932542.00 MONA Number: 9895.00
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: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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: 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 (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 S3S4
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: 9

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