Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1403222

Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens

Observation date: June 10, 2025
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Feeding on Fragrant Pitcher sage in garden. Several moths are known to use Fragrant Pitcher sage as a host plant including the rare Fragrant Pitcher Sage moth.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: June 12, 2025
Coordinator notes: Here's a taxonomy note: Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777) was formerly placed in the genus Heliothis. The new generic combination from Pogue (2013) is followed by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 140.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Ventura County