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

Lithophane lepidaLithophane lepida
Taxonomy
Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Xylenini		P3 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                                                                                 
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 lepidaAlamance 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.
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).
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S2S4
State Protection:
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 Photo Gallery for Lithophane lepida - None

Photos: 5
Lithophane lepidaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-12-18
Orange Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection. 		Lithophane lepidaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-12-18
Orange Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection.
Lithophane lepidaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-12-18
Orange Co.
Comment: Verified by dissection. 		Lithophane lepidaRecorded by: Stephen Hall on 2015-11-24
Orange Co.
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Lithophane lepidaRecorded by: SPH, SH, CH on 2000-02-24
Moore Co.
Comment: Determined by D.F. Schweitzer, 2000. Wingspan = 4.1cm; forewing length = 1.9cm