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INSECTS

Grote's Pinion

Lithophane grotei

Insects
Native
Grote's Pinion, photo 1 of 5
Grote's Pinion, Caterpillar
Grote's Pinion, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 56 observations of Grote's Pinion in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Estrie9
  4. Laurentides3
  5. Montréal3
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  9. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
Black cherryPrunus serotina
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus

Similar species

Broad Ashen PinionLithophane laticinerea
Dowdy PinionLithophane unimoda
Ashen PinionLithophane antennata
Roland's SallowPsaphida rolandi