Lithophane thaxteri
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Thaxter's Pinion is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in North America
. See the subspecies section for more details.
The wingspan
is about 36 mm.
The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. See the subspecies section for more details.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 36 mm.
The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale
Myrica gale
Myrica gale is a species of flowering plant in the genus Myrica, native to northern and western Europe and parts of northern North America. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1–2 m tall. Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale...
.
Subspecies
- Lithophane thaxteri thaxteri (Grote, 1874) – Massachusetts
- Lithophane thaxteri alaskensis (Barnes, 1928) – Alaska
- Lithophane thaxteri rosetta (Barnes, 1928) – British Columbia