Moths of North Carolina
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15 NC Records

Lithophane scottae Troubridge, 2006 - Connecticut Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932551 MONA Number: 9904.10
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                                                                                 
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:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts are apparently undocumented. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Wet-Mesic Forests and Edges
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU
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 scottae - Connecticut Pinion

Photos: 19

Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-12
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-02-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-02-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-02-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-03-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-19
Madison Co.
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