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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 31 of 31 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 05, 2001
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 22, 2011
Observation date: Nov 09, 2006
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 22, 2011
Observation date: Sep 15, 2003
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 22, 2011
Observation date: Nov 14, 2011
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 15, 2011
Observation date: Oct 05, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jonathan Sylvestre)
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Sep 13, 2010
Observation date: Jan 20, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Terry Johnson)
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Oct 06, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
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