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Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Head and thorax are white. Abdomen orange-yellow with black spots in both sexes; tip of abdomen is white on females. Forewing white with variable black spots representing bits of usual lines; some have no spots. Hindwing dark orange-yellow in male, white in female, with 3-4 black blotches in both sexes.
Wing Span: 4.5 - 6.8 cm
Life History: Larvae (Salt Marsh Caterpillars) are pests on many plants.
Flight: 2 broods, May - August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple trees, cabbage, clover, corn, cotton, peas, potato, tobacco, and other plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range:
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Oct 08, 2016
Submitted by: Joanne Finch
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Feb 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 19, 2015
Submitted by: cynhartley
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
Observation date: Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by: ragand
Region: Fergus County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2011
Submitted by: salehimama
Region: Saline County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 24, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2011
Submitted by: Jeepersca
Region: Alameda County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jan 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2011
Submitted by: 5gypsykings
Region: Monterey County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jan 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2013
Submitted by: HeatherOstenson
Region: Chelan County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Jan 19, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: jenatils
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 09, 2018
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2018
Submitted by: Jennifer Jilks
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 27, 2003
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2017
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 11, 2017
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 14, 2021
Submitted by: K. S. Veitch
Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 07, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: May 24, 2016
Submitted by: lpell7
Region: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2022
Observation date: Oct 14, 2013
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 08, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2016
Submitted by: Dogsledding101
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: apalmieri
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 08, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2020
Submitted by: Sroberts
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 08, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
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