Purple-crested Slug Moth
Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing light to dark brown with black feins and median streak. Pm. line white, wavy, expressed only toward costa and inner margin. Hindwing pale grayish brown.
Wing Span: 1.6-2.4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Beeches, birches, chestnut, linden, Prunus species, willows, and other trees and shrubs.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Hampshire and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Missouri and Mississippi. Possibly ranges to Florida.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 221 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 12, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Colin Gillette)
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 04, 2016
Observation date: Jun 24, 2014
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 02, 2016
Observation date: Jun 30, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: AllenRatz
Verified date: Dec 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: AllenRatz
Verified date: Oct 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2015
Observation date: Jul 20, 2015
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jul 13, 2015
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2015
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Jun 22, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 01, 2015
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: tom murray
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2015
Observation date: Jun 22, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2013
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 06, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 28, 2015
Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2014
Submitted by: Audrey R Hoff
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 31, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
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