Moths of North Carolina
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25 NC Records

Lithophane baileyi Grote, 1877 - Bailey's Pinion

Lithophane baileyiLithophane baileyi
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932549		 MONA Number:
9902.00
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:
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Lithophane baileyi
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 come from cove forests, montane riparian forests, and high elevation hardwood forests.
Larval Host Plants: Wagner et al. (2011) list records from alder (Alnus), buckeye (Aesculus), currant (Ribes), and hickory (Carya). Other observations were from birch (Betula), poplar (Populus), and Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) (Handfield, 1999, cited by Wagner et al.). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Montane Wet-Mesic Forests and Edges
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-09
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-02-20
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-02-20
Buncombe Co.
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