Kebnat
INSECTS

Hoary Pinion

Lithophane fagina

Insects
Native
Hoary Pinion, photo 1 of 5
Hoary Pinion, Adult
Hoary Pinion, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 67 observations of Hoary Pinion in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  2. Capitale-Nationale8
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  4. Estrie5
  5. Montérégie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Laurentides1
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  9. Outaouais1
  10. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Gray alderAlnus incana
Downy serviceberryAmelanchier arborea
Purpleflowering raspberryRubus odoratus
Balsam firAbies balsamea
TamarackLarix laricina
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
ElderSambucus nigra
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana

Similar species

Intermediate Hooded OwletCucullia intermedia
Large Grey PinionLithophane georgii