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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 81 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 15, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 04, 2013
Observation date: Oct 02, 2012
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 28, 2012
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 13, 2012
Observation date: Sep 30, 2012
Submitted by: stonehollow
Region: Wright County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 06, 2012
Observation date: Feb 23, 2012
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 26, 2012
Observation date: Mar 20, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2011
Observation date: Apr 04, 2004
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2011
Observation date: Oct 08, 2011
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 04, 2011
Observation date: Oct 17, 2011
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 04, 2011
Observation date: Oct 20, 2010
Submitted by: Moth-er Jean
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Oct 21, 2011
Observation date: Oct 01, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2011
Observation date: Nov 24, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2011
Observation date: Apr 11, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2011
Observation date: Oct 04, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2011
Observation date: Mar 14, 2011
Submitted by: Stephen Kloiber
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 15, 2011
Observation date: Apr 02, 2010
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 28, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Curtis Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Apr 09, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: May 05, 2009
Observation date: Sep 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chuck Tague)
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Mar 28, 1997
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Nov 03, 2008
Observation date: Mar 28, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Clarke County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Mar 28, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Clarke County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Mar 28, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Clarke County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Oct 29, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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