Lithophane lemmeri
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Lemmer's Noctuid Moth or Lemmer's Pinion (Lithophane lemmeri) is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in the Eastern parts of the United States
and adjacent areas in Canada
.
The wingspan
is about 40 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Atlantic white-cedar and Eastern red-cedar.
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 the Eastern parts of the United States
United States
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and adjacent areas in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
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 40 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Atlantic white-cedar and Eastern red-cedar.