Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing pale green with 3 nearly parallel lines as in Subflexus Straw, but usually no white edging on basal side of median line. Postmedian line ends before reaching costa and is not continued to apex by black dash. Reniform spot outline darker, outer side more curved. Hindwing white, usually with prominent gray shading, though this is absent in some males.
Wing Span: 2.7-3.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: 2 broods, May - October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva is a serious pest on tobacco. First brood larvae eat buds while second brood eat flowers and seedpods. Also feeds on ageratum, geraniums, roses, and members of the nightshade family.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Formerly in the genus Heliothis. See Pogue (2013), Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 140.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Heliothis virescens
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 213 verified sightings
Observation date: Feb 13, 2023
Submitted by: sofia.pione
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 02, 2023
Observation date: Nov 29, 2021
Submitted by: EarlByron
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 17, 2022
Observation date: Feb 22, 2015
Submitted by: Twitcherette
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Nov 02, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 24, 2022
Submitted by: spector
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2022
Observation date: Oct 13, 2022
Submitted by: Evacado
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: nannersfromsavannah
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: owlbyr
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2022
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 15, 2022
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2022
Submitted by: Stacey D
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Kenaf
Region: Bracken County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2022
Submitted by: EvSherr
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: cklindsey
Region: Walla Walla County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 09, 2022
Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: MBERS
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 09, 2022
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: Mahagerty
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2021
Submitted by: Blablancwillis
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: June Bear
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: ishaan2009
Verified date: May 14, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: June Bear
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: ishaan2009
Verified date: May 14, 2022
Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: June Bear
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 08, 2022
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