Black-Spotted Prominent
Dasylophia anguina (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Sexually dimorphic. Lower pm. line sharp, rounded in both sexes. Black oval spots present in lower terminal area. Forewing gray with black streaking in male; shaded with yellowish brown in most of basal and upper median areas in female. Hindwing white in male, gray in female.
Wing Span: 3-4.1 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Legumes such as clover, lespedeza, locusts, and wild indigo.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to Manitoba and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Dasylopha anguina
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 167 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 02, 2022
Submitted by: HCGregory
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2022
Observation date: Jun 10, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: burls
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: estanley
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2021
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 29, 2018
Submitted by: Kevin Fick
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 15, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: Alicia Jackson
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: VOPTER9
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Karen and Gary Campbell)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
Submitted by: Nancy Weiss
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 06, 2018
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