Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
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Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.

Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 279 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: emmalowhorn
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: Gary51
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
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Observation date: Jan 30, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 30, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jan 18, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2015
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 20, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: Barometz
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 25, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 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 26, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 20, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Vass
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020
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Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 27, 2020
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Observation date: May 20, 2020
Submitted by: sidkota23
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 20, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 01, 2020
Submitted by: ALWYZ BZ1
Region: Scott County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Apr 02, 2020
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