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Golden Looper Moth
Argyrogramma verruca (Fabricius, 1794)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Identification: Forewing mostly deep gold, with brownish lines and shading. Stigma (usually silver mark in median area characteristic of looper moths) small, filled with gold; tiny second silver spot farther out in some specimens.
Wing Span: 2.8-3.4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-October; 2 or more broods southward.
Caterpillar Hosts: Arrowhead, curled dock, tobacco, and other low plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Tropical.
Range: Common in southern United States, rarely extending north to Maine, southern Ontario, and Kansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 42 verified sightings

Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022

Observation date: Jun 21, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022

Observation date: Apr 30, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 06, 2022

Observation date: Oct 26, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021

Observation date: Sep 12, 2021
Submitted by: Nell Cant
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2021

Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 24, 2021

Observation date: Aug 10, 2021
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 24, 2021

Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: LauraSea
Region: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2021

Observation date: Dec 23, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 26, 2020

Observation date: Oct 18, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 18, 2020

Observation date: Feb 18, 2020
Submitted by: lyndageller
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020

Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 05, 2019

Observation date: Sep 26, 2019
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019

Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019

Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019

Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2018

Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 18, 2018

Observation date: Jul 29, 2017
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017

Observation date: Apr 04, 2017
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 05, 2017

Observation date: Dec 26, 2016
Submitted by: jeffmci9
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 05, 2017

Observation date: Feb 14, 2017
Submitted by: austind
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 02, 2017

Observation date: Oct 16, 2016
Submitted by: mford8992
Region: Wakulla County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 27, 2016

Observation date: Oct 12, 2016
Submitted by: jawinget
Region: Monroe County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2016

Observation date: Oct 02, 2016
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2016
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