American Angle Shades
Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing angled and brown with blackish brown shading in basal and median areas. Lines black, inconspicuous; wide, light brown band beyond pm. line. Reniform spot white with yellowish filling in middle, brown at top and bottom. Hindwing grayish brown with darker median line and shading beyond it.
Wing Span: 2.8-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August. Two broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: A wide variety of plants, including alders, asters, ferns, huckleberries, sunflowers, trilliums, and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to North Carolina, west through southern Canada, south to northern Arkansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 145 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 06, 2024
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 20, 2024
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 15, 2024
Observation date: May 27, 2023
Submitted by: Gordon Phillips
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Nov 09, 2023
Observation date: Aug 15, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 16, 2023
Observation date: Aug 15, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2023
Observation date: Aug 09, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 16, 2023
Observation date: Jul 28, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 14, 2023
Observation date: Aug 09, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 27, 2022
Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2022
Observation date: Jun 11, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2022
Observation date: Jun 08, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 09, 2022
Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2015
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: turkeydragon123
Region: Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: turkeydragon123
Region: Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 29, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2021
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