A Lithophane abita in Wicomico Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). Verified by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
A Lithophane abita caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/23/2014). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
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15 Records
Status
Only found in areas with large stands of Bald Cypress
Relationships
Host plant is Bald Cypress.
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A Lithophane abita in Wicomico Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). Verified by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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A Lithophane abita caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/23/2014). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lithophane |
| Species: | L. abita
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| Lithophane abita Brou & Lafontaine, 2009
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Lithophane abita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and North Carolina.
The forewing length is about 17 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from late November to late March in Louisiana. Elsewhere the flight season extends from mid October (in Maryland) to early April (in Mississippi and North Carolina).
The larvae probably feed on Taxodium distichum.
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