Kebnat
INSECTS

Nameless Pinion

Lithophane innominata

Insects
Native
Nameless Pinion, Adult
Nameless Pinion, Caterpillar
Nameless Pinion, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 133 observations of Nameless Pinion in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in April, May and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue56
  2. Capitale-Nationale21
  3. Estrie18
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  5. Montérégie15
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  9. Mauricie1
  10. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
American basswoodTilia americana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American plumPrunus americana
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis

Similar species

Bethune's PinionLithophane bethunei
Branded PinionLithophane patefacta
Brown PinionLithophane hemina
Spotted Tussock MothLophocampa maculata