Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 940891

Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens

Observation date: August 28, 2012
Submitted by: camillewhitley
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I have observed and collected several caterpillars in my house and let them develop in a container. Watched them eat the leaves - make their chrysalis and then emerge. Very interesting and educational - set them free.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: January 21, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Shelby County