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Orange Wing Moth
Mellilla xanthometata Walker, 1862
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: The only geometer moth with bright orange hindwing. Forewing varies from gray to brown, with variable but nearly straight lines and black st. spot.
Wing Span: 1.6-2.1 cm.
Life History: Active both day and night.
Flight: April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Locust trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Jersey to South Carolina, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 279 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020

Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020

Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020

Observation date: Jul 31, 2020
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020

Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: EdgarPS
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020

Observation date: Jun 23, 2020
Submitted by: rjcohrs
Region: Hancock County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020

Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020

Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2020

Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 10, 2020

Observation date: May 25, 2020
Submitted by: JTSantangelo
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 27, 2020

Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: crandal
Region: Medina County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2020

Observation date: Apr 07, 2020
Submitted by: davidwright
Region: Knox County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Apr 08, 2020

Observation date: May 06, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020

Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019

Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019

Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019

Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019

Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019

Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2019

Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: Gus Nyberg
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019

Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019

Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019

Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2019

Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 04, 2018
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