Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth
Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.4-2.6 cm
Life History:
Flight: adults fly in summer in North America
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae have been collected and reared on Convolvulaceae (Ipomoea batatas, Ipomoea setifera, Merremia umbellata), and Rivinia humilis.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, and New York, south to Florida
also occurs south through Central and South America to Brazil
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 29 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 03, 2023
Submitted by: KShell
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 04, 2023
Observation date: Nov 15, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
Observation date: Oct 10, 2021
Submitted by: DharmaBum
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Oct 07, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 09, 2021
Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ronda Byers
Region: Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2017
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2017
Observation date: Oct 03, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2016
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2016
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 04, 2016
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2016
Observation date: Sep 30, 2015
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 22, 2016
Observation date: Sep 22, 2015
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2015
Observation date: Dec 01, 2014
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 15, 2015
Observation date: Sep 04, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Winston County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Sep 11, 2014
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