Moths of North Carolina
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32 NC Records

Lithophane antennata (Walker, 1858) - Ashen Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932577 MONA Number: 9910.00
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                                                                                 
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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Immature 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: Wagner et al. (2011) list woodlands and forests as habitats for this species, with dry oak-hickory woodlands being especially used. We have records from both dry-xeric hardwood forests on ridgetops as well as mesic and riparian stands.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on many hardwood trees and shrubs, with at least a few records from herbaceous species. They are also predaceous and will kill and consume the larvae of both moths and sawflies that they encounter (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 antennata - Ashen Pinion

Photos: 19

Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-17
Orange Co.
Comment: Feeding on a hickory sp.
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-26
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-02-26
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2023-03-27
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-02-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-03-12
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-03-15
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-03-18
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2016-11-02
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-02-24
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-01-01
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-12-31
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Taylor Piephoff on 2010-03-09
Mecklenburg Co.
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