Exposed Bird-dropping Moth
Tarache aprica (Hübner, [1808])
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Body and wings white. Forewing of male has two blackish costal patches. The outer one merges with general blackish shading beyond pm. line, leaving white patch near apex. Forewing of female blackish except for two white costal patches and some white at base and outer margin. Black orbicular dot usually prominent in both sexes. More grayish brown shading at outer margin of hindwing in female than in male.
Wing Span: 1.5-2.9 cm.
Life History: Can be flushed from plants during the day.
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hollyhocks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: formerly in the genus Acontia
Alternate Scientific Names:
Acontia aprica
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 122 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 19, 2020
Observation date: Apr 17, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: Feb 20, 2020
Submitted by: raven10322
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Apr 26, 2019
Submitted by: honeymushroom
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 08, 2019
Observation date: May 04, 2017
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 29, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: falconer699
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 17, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: Theenglishking
Region: Banks County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Sep 01, 2017
Submitted by: Andy Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2017
Observation date: May 27, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: May 02, 2017
Submitted by: fragglecat
Region: Hays County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 05, 2017
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