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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Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: Okole1808
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Observation date: May 28, 2019
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Region: Orange County, California, United States
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Observation date: May 30, 2020
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Region: Orange County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 21, 2022
Observation date: May 07, 2017
Submitted by: Elspencer
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 21, 2022
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: SaunieInDiego
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: Oct 16, 2015
Submitted by: Okole1808
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: May 05, 2016
Submitted by: pamelaweston
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: May 09, 2021
Submitted by: Lujanfamily
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2010
Submitted by: tlgrazley
Region: Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Feb 15, 2022
Observation date: Sep 30, 2010
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: CTenglish
Region: Kiowa County, Colorado, United States
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2016
Submitted by: Alison
Region: Fergus County, Montana, United States
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2016
Submitted by: bugs
Region: Musselshell County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Gallatin County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: Donna Millar
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: davidgeddes
Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: ncdragonfly79
Region: Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 05, 2016
Submitted by: Pharmgurl
Region: Floyd County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2016
Submitted by: GrannyIndianaVT
Region: Clay County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
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