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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Pinions (Lithophane) » Lithophane nr. disposita (Lithophane Lithophane nr. disposita)
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Dashed Gray Pinion - Lithophane
Copyright © 2012 Ilona L.

Dashed Gray Pinion - Lithophane
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
March 27, 2012
Size: ~23mm length
This moth was found under the bark of a dead tree.

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 28 March, 2012 - 12:47pm
Last updated 23 April, 2015 - 6:29pm

Moved
Moved from Dashed Gray Pinion.
… Kyle Johnson, 23 April, 2015 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.

Species is currently under taxonomic review. There are probably 2 species currently included in the name "disposita", so this one may end up having a new species name by the time the situation is resolved.
… Paul Dennehy, 28 March, 2012 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Lithophane sp.
Hah! And just when I thought that perhaps this caterpillar could finally be identified to species.
… Ilona L., 28 March, 2012 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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