Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica (Esper, 1794)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: The largest and most broad-winged of wasp moths in North America. Body metallic blue; head and sides of collar orange. Forewing deep grayish brown, metallic blue at base. Hindwing black. Fringes on all wings partly white.
Wing Span: 4-5 cm.
Life History: Diurnal.
Flight: May-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses, irises, sedges.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to Pennsylvania, west to Manitoba and Kansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 313 - 336 of 832 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 09, 2016
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Apr 22, 2018
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2012
Submitted by: pattiep9
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 06, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 27, 2019
Observation date: Oct 21, 2019
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: hollyhoitink
Region: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 15, 2015
Submitted by: Thushan
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2019
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: Cindy Kindle
Region: Hamilton County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 19, 2019
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: Mulevalley
Region: Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Maillehead
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
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