Bethune's Pinion
Lithophane bethunei (Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Identification: Forewing cream with tan and yellow shading. Orbicular and reniform spots and st. line yellowish; other lines represented by tiny black dots on veins. Gray shading between orbicular and reniform spots and below reniform spot; 2 terminal gray blotches. Hindwing cream with gray shading except at apex and fringe.
Wing Span: 3.2-3.9 cm.
Life History:
Flight: September-November; February-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, ash, choke cherry, crabapple, hickory, maple, oak, witch-hazel, and other trees. Larvae have been observed eating pupae of Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Macalosoma americanum).
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Washington, DC and Kentucky, west to Manitoba and Missouri. Also Florida.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 61 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 24, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2018
Observation date: Apr 06, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 19, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Randomrover88
Region: Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2018
Observation date: May 08, 2018
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 12, 2018
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: buddingnaturalist
Region: Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 01, 2018
Observation date: May 15, 2015
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2017
Observation date: Oct 19, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 28, 2016
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: Sep 04, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: May 08, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 05, 2016
Observation date: Apr 07, 2016
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2016
Observation date: Mar 21, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Mar 28, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2015
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 28, 2016
Observation date: Nov 15, 2015
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Nov 16, 2015
Observation date: Apr 27, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: May 07, 2015
Observation date: Apr 16, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 26, 2015
Observation date: Apr 03, 2015
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Apr 08, 2015
Observation date: Sep 13, 2014
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 21, 2014
Observation date: May 06, 2014
Submitted by: Carl D. Barrentine
Region: Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 13, 2014
Observation date: Apr 01, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 04, 2014
Observation date: Mar 24, 2012
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Feb 27, 2014
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