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Larvae feed on a variety of hardwoods.
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A Wanton Pinion Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Wanton Pinion Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Steve Scholnick.
A Wanton Pinion Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/5/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Wanton Pinion Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
Source: Wikipedia
Lithophane petulca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Lithophane |
Species: | L. petulca
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Binomial name | |
Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874
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Lithophane petulca, the wanton pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Lithophane petulca is 9889.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lithophane petulca Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "Lithophane petulca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Lithophane petulca Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lithophane petulca". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Lafontaine, D. (2009). "A new species of Lithophane Hbn. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)". ZooKeys (9): 11–20. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.158.
- Walsh, J. (2009). "Lithophane leeae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), a striking new species from southeastern Arizona". ZooKeys (9): 21–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.184.