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Silver-spotted Fern Moth
Callopistria cordata (Ljungh, 1825)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing warm brown with large silver spots and silver am. and pm. lines. Hindwing white to pale grayish brown in northern specimens, dark brown in south.
Wing Span: 2.5-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-early August. As early as March in southern United States.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ferns.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to central Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 76 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 11, 2016
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 15, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Huron County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 08, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: MSMSM
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 28, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 04, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
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Observation date: May 25, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 29, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 12, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 17, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 15, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 08, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2018
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 24, 2018
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