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Lithophane unimoda (Lintner, 1878) - Dowdy Pinion

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 Number:
932582		 MONA Number:
9916.00
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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Lithophane unimodaAlamance 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%20Hanover 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed primarily on cherry (Prunus spp.) and other members of the Rosaceae, including apple and plum; some of the other reported hosts may be in error (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, our only feeding record is for Black Cherry (P. serotina). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S4]
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 unimoda - Dowdy Pinion

Photos: 13
Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-05
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-03-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Bo Sullivan and Steve Hall on 2021-04-12
Moore Co.
Comment: Found on Black Cherry		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-03
Madison Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-02-02
Madison Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-01
Madison Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-12-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2011-02-13
Warren Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-01-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-01-19
Warren Co.
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Lithophane unimodaRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-01-19
Warren Co.
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