INSECTS

Bethune's Pinion

Lithophane bethunei

Native

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 15 observations of Bethune's Pinion in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

Montérégie4
Outaouais3
Capitale-Nationale2
Montréal2
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
Mauricie1
Estrie1
Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera

TOXIC

Red mapleAcer rubrum

Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Silver mapleAcer saccharinum

TOXIC

Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

White oakQuercus alba

Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo

Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis

White ashFraxinus americana

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

Nameless PinionLithophane innominata