Goldenrod Stowaway
Cirrhophanus triangulifer Grote, 1872
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Body and wings bright, shiny yellow; forewing streaked with orange; pm. line broadly curved. Hindwing may have slight grayish brown shading.
Wing Span: 3-4.4 cm.
Life History: Adults are often found during the day on yellow flowers such as goldenrods, where they are well concealed.
Flight: Late August-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Spanish needles.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New York to northern Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 46 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 29, 2024
Submitted by: Bowbender
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2024
Observation date: Aug 18, 2024
Submitted by: Barjones78
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 19, 2024
Observation date: Aug 26, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 21, 2024
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2022
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 24, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 14, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: David Yeany
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2011
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 13, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: tjsetze
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: nrpeters
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2018
Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 26, 2016
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 08, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: raven10322
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Sep 12, 2016
Submitted by: Carolyn Seaton
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 06, 2016
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 29, 2012
Submitted by: jrossbell@gmail.com
Region: Morgan County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2016
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