Moths of North Carolina
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12 NC Records

Lithophane unimoda (Lintner, 1878) - Dowdy Pinion

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932582.00 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 Photographs: 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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed mainly on Cherries but also on other members of the Rosaceae, including Crabapple and Plum; other species include Tupelo (Wagner et al., 2011); other hosts may be in error. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4
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

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