Moths of North Carolina
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Lithophane lepida Grote, 1878 - No Common Name

Lithophane lepidaLithophane lepida
Taxonomy
Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932558 MONA Number: 9925.00 MONA Synonym: Lithophane adipel
Comments: The taxon adipel has been variably treated as both a subspecies of L. lepida and as a full species by different authors. The two taxa represent slightly different adult phenotypes that differ in geographic range and possibly larval host plants. New DNA barcode data do not provide compelling evidence that L. lepida and L. adipel represent separate species, and adipel is now treated as a subspecies of L. lepida (Pohl and Nanz, 2023).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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:
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Flight 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: We have records from a bottomland forest where Loblolly is common and a site in the Fall-line Sandhills where Longleaf is the dominant pine.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on several species of hard pines (Wagner et al., 2011).
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S2S4
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-11-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: SPH, SH, CH on 2000-02-24
Moore Co.
Comment: Determined by D.F. Schweitzer, 2000. Wingspan = 4.1cm; forewing length = 1.9cm