Species Lithophane oriunda - Immigrant Pinion - Hodges#9894

9894

described by Grote in 1874

uncommon to rare throughout its range

wingspan about 34 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG

Adult: forewing dark brown with tan strip and dark markings along costa; reniform and orbicular spots with pale perimeter; reniform spot pale in upper half and dark in lower half; orbicular spot oblique and completely filled by ground color; claviform spot represented by black rounded V-shaped line extending into median area; subterminal line pale, irregular; hindwing grayish-brown with dark veins and discal spot

Larva: early instars green with white lines and tubercles; older instars brown or gray with mottled pattern

northeastern United States plus Quebec and Ontario

adults usually seen in spring (late March to late May) but may also be found in fall and rarely in winter

larvae feed on leaves of Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

overwinters as an adult

Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

pinned adult image by John Glaser, plus status in Maryland, flight dates, and foodplant (Larry Line, Maryland)

3 pinned adult images plus collection site map showing presence in Quebec (All-Leps)

description of larva (Dale Schweitzer, U. of Massachusetts, courtesy Yale U., Connecticut)

flight dates plus foodplants and status in Ohio (Ohio State U.)

foodplant; PDF doc plus flight season and status in Quebec (Macrolepidoptera of Mont Saint-Hilaire Region, McGill U., Quebec)