Lithophane thaxteri, or Thaxter's pinion, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. See the sub-species section for more details.
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| Lithophane thaxteri Grote, 1874
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The wingspan is about 36 mm.
The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale.
Subspecies edit
- Lithophane thaxteri thaxteri (Grote, 1874) – Massachusetts
- Lithophane thaxteri alaskensis (Barnes, 1928) – Alaska
- Lithophane thaxteri rosetta (Barnes, 1928) – British Columbia
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