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Lithophane georgii Grote, 1875 - Large Gray Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932573		 MONA Number:
9913.00		 Other Common Name:
George's Pinion
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, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954); Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-large Pinion. The ground color of the forewings is a pale, slightly bluish gray, and contrasting with the fuscous veins. A long thin black basal dash is present but both the antemedian and postmedian lines are obsolete. The subterminal is conspicuous, however, and consists of a series of dark wedges located between the veins. Both the orbicular and reniform are pale gray with a lighter ring, outwardly edged with black. The hindwings are fuscous brown (Forbes, 1954).
Wingspan: 46-48 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: As is true for other members of Forbes's Lithophane Group III, there are no abdominal tufts and the thoracic tuft is inconspicuous in this species. Male genitalia lack a corona and cucullus and there is no distinct digitus; an illustration of the valves of georgii is given in Forbes.
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are pale, blue-green with a conspicuous yellow spiracular stripe and white dorsal stripe. Narrower white lateral stripes are also present, as are numerous small pale spots (see Wagner et al., 2011, for a detailed description and illustrations). Mature caterpillars are found in June and July.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Restricted to high elevations in the Mountains, with records coming from sites above 5,250 ft (1600 m) (Wagner et al., 2011).
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Lithophane georgiiAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.