Kebnat
INSECTS

Wanton Pinion

Lithophane petulca

Insects
Native
Wanton Pinion, Adult
Wanton Pinion, Adult
Wanton Pinion, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 61 observations of Wanton Pinion in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue22
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Montréal6
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  6. Montérégie3
  7. Côte-Nord3
  8. Estrie2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American basswoodTilia americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
American elmUlmus americana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
White ashFraxinus americana
Northern red oakQuercus rubra

Similar species

Brown PinionLithophane hemina
Immigrant PinionLithophane oriunda
Branded PinionLithophane patefacta