Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Chocolate Moth
Acherdoa ferraria (Walker, 1865)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Forewing chocolate to reddish-brown with purplish-gray in terminal area; lower AM and PM lines white; most of reniform spot edged with white; hindwing brownish-black; antennae broadly pectinate in male, simple in female
Wing Span: 2.6-2.8 cm
Life History:
Flight: March to September, or all year in southern Florida
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maryland and Virginia to Florida, west to Louisiana
Conservation:
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Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 31, 2016
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 01, 2016
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Observation date: Mar 05, 2015
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 06, 2015
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2014
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2014
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2012
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2012
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2012
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2012
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