Lithophane thaxteri
| Lithophane thaxteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lithophane |
| Species: | L. thaxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithophane thaxteri Grote, 1874 | |
Thaxter's Pinion (Lithophane thaxteri) 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.
Subspecies
- Lithophane thaxteri thaxteri (Grote, 1874) – Massachusetts
- Lithophane thaxteri alaskensis (Barnes, 1928) – Alaska
- Lithophane thaxteri rosetta (Barnes, 1928) – British Columbia