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Lithophane scottae Troubridge, 2006 - Connecticut Pinion

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Xylenini

P3 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

Genitalia and other 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.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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: W-PK

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G2G4 SU [S2S3]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Lithophane scottae - Connecticut Pinion

Photos: 24

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04 Madison Co. Comment: Female (dissected).		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04 Madison Co. Comment: Female genitalia.
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-04 Madison Co. Comment: Female genitalia.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-10 Madison Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-03-12 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-02-22 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-03-01 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-02-11 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-02-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-04 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-04-04 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-03-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:		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. Comment:		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. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-12-31 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-19 Madison Co. Comment: