Crowned Slug Moth
Isa textula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing brown; inconspicuous gray shading in pm. area and apical half of terminal area. No prominent markings. Hindwing brown.
Wing Span: 1.7-2.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Elms, hickories, lindens, maples, oaks, Prunus species, and other trees and shrubs.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Missouri and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 320 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 04, 2025
Submitted by: Julie SJ
Region: Livingston County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 11, 2025
Observation date: Sep 27, 2025
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: Oct 01, 2025
Observation date: Sep 19, 2025
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: Sep 20, 2025
Observation date: Aug 31, 2025
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: Sep 03, 2025
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2025
Observation date: Jul 18, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2025
Observation date: Jul 10, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Jul 05, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2025
Observation date: Jun 07, 2025
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 14, 2025
Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 21, 2025
Observation date: Jul 26, 2023
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 21, 2025
Observation date: Sep 02, 2023
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 21, 2025
Observation date: Oct 28, 2024
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2024
Observation date: Oct 05, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Warren County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: Oct 22, 2024
Observation date: Jul 19, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
Observation date: Nov 06, 2023
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 19, 2024
Observation date: Jul 05, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 27, 2023
Submitted by: Ckv102508@gmail.com
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2023
Observation date: Jul 16, 2023
Submitted by: lyndahope07
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
Observation date: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2023
Observation date: Oct 17, 2022
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2023
Observation date: Apr 01, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 03, 2023
Observation date: Oct 29, 2022
Submitted by: speele
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: Terminus
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2022
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