Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

  Sighting 1109768

Genista Broom Moth
Uresiphita reversalis

Observation date: December 19, 2016
Date notes: Somewhere between 14:45 and 15:00
Submitted by: Soul
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I am unsure if the plant in the picture is what type of plant it eats, but it is from the tree I found it on -It appeared to begin eating the plant as i finished this report, will check back in a few minutes to check the leaf -- A few minutes later and the caterpillar has in fact eaten the leaf in the picture
Status: Resident
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: June 17, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Maricopa County, United States, Arizona