Species Details

ABH: 73.201

BF: 2236

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Lithophane socia

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Pale Pinion

Account: Local in broad-leaved woodland and parks throughout much of England and Wales The main confusion species is Tawny Pinion L. semibrunnea, but paler and without heavy apical streaking. Larva feeds on various trees and shrubs, including Oak, Sallow, Birch, Apple, Horse-chestnut, Bramble and White Poplar.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 40 — 46 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lithophane-socia/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 207

Individuals: 47

Earliest Year: 1832

Latest Year: 2025

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