Silky Sallow
Chaetaglaea sericea (Morrison, 1874)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Identification: Forewing brown with sparse black dusting; veins, lines, spots yellowish. Look for a thin yellow border along costa and inner margin. Lower half of reniform spot blackish. Hindwing dark grayish-brown.
Wing Span: 3.8-4.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: September-November (to February in South Carolina).
Caterpillar Hosts: Oaks. Larvae have been reared on blueberries and cherries.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to northern Florida, west to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 31 verified sightings
Observation date: Dec 07, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Nov 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 28, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 31, 2022
Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 03, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: Nov 07, 2020
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 12, 2020
Observation date: Oct 11, 2020
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Dec 09, 2019
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Nov 02, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 13, 2018
Observation date: Oct 21, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 04, 2017
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 11, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2016
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 20, 2016
Observation date: Mar 16, 2016
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 20, 2016
Observation date: Nov 03, 2015
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 24, 2016
Observation date: Oct 31, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2015
Observation date: Oct 10, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2015
Observation date: Oct 04, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2015
Observation date: Apr 04, 2014
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 06, 2014
Observation date: Jan 20, 2010
Submitted by: Terry W. Johnson
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 04, 2014
Observation date: Dec 06, 2013
Submitted by: Terry W. Johnson
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 04, 2014
Observation date: Oct 29, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 18, 2014
Observation date: Dec 04, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Mar 02, 2013
Observation date: Sep 16, 2012
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Oct 04, 2012
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