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Behrensia conchiformis (Grote, 1875)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Identification: Forewing is black with a large white orbicular spot and a pale gray postmedian band; hindwing is white with a black border.
Wing Span: 2.9 cm
Life History:
Flight: Adults are nocturnal, record from late December to early May
Caterpillar Hosts: Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) have been recorded.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: British Columbia south along the Pacific Coast states to San Diego County, CA.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 29 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 11, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 12, 2026
Observation date: Apr 21, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 22, 2025
Observation date: Apr 15, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 17, 2025
Observation date: Apr 05, 2025
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 06, 2025
Observation date: Mar 31, 2025
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 31, 2025
Observation date: Apr 11, 2024
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 16, 2024
Observation date: Apr 13, 2024
Submitted by: karin_k
Region: Skagit County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 16, 2024
Observation date: Apr 01, 2024
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 01, 2024
Observation date: Mar 25, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 28, 2024
Observation date: May 11, 2023
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 12, 2023
Observation date: May 05, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 05, 2023
Observation date: May 05, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 05, 2023
Observation date: May 02, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 03, 2023
Observation date: Apr 24, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 28, 2023
Observation date: Apr 28, 2023
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 28, 2023
Observation date: Apr 11, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 12, 2023
Observation date: Apr 10, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 11, 2023
Observation date: Apr 08, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 10, 2023
Observation date: Apr 29, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 03, 2022
Observation date: Apr 07, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 07, 2022
Observation date: Apr 18, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 20, 2021
Observation date: May 07, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 09, 2019
Observation date: May 05, 2018
Submitted by: Planktonu
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 14, 2018
Observation date: Apr 10, 2015
Submitted by: Carol E. Goldberg
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2016
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