Lithophane antennata
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Lithophane antennata is a butterfly found in North America( moth ) fromthe owl butterfly family (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 35 to 42 millimeters. The color of the upper forewing varies from mouse gray to dark brown gray. The basal region is highlighted in light gray. Ring and kidney defects are large, outlined in black, approximately in the shape of an 8 and more or less constricted. The kidney defect is mostly filled with reddish brown. Cross lines and tenon flaws are indistinct. The wavy line is black and often broken up into arrow spots. The upper side of the hind wing is unmarked gray-brown.
Caterpillar
The caterpillars are colored green and show yellow-white dorsal and interrupted secondary dorsal lines. There are several white point warts on each body segment. The wide side stripe is whitish in color. The stigmas are outlined in white and thinly black.
Similar species
In Lithophane grotei the blemish is colored white-gray and the light-gray basal region is only small.
distribution and habitat
Lithophane antennata is widespread to local in the eastern and some central regions of North America. The species primarily inhabits deciduous forests and orchards as well as gardens and parks.
Way of life
The moths fly in two generations a year, mainly from March to May and again from September to November. They are nocturnal and fly to artificial light sources and bait . The caterpillars feed on a variety of different deciduous trees. They are rarely harmful in orchards, but can cause considerable damage to individual fruit trees in gardens. In English usage they are called green fruitworm . It has been observed that the caterpillars sometimes eat smaller caterpillars of other species.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on Art
- ↑ Flight times at iNaturalist
- ↑ J. Franklin Howell: Fruit Worms, Worms and Army Climbing Cutworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) , Tree Fruit Site of Washington State University, 1993
- ↑ Video of a carnivorous caterpillar
Web links
- mothphotographersgroup - Sites listed by Mississippi State University
- funet.fi - dissemination
- insecta.pro - taxonomy
- pbase.com - caterpillar with victim