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
Displaying 985 - 1008 of 1251 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 08, 1967
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Benton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 23, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Atchison County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 10, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Helmkamp, Linda)
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Smith, Marion)
Region: Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 25, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Shaddy, Dr.)
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 08, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Benton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 26, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Atchison County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 01, 1910
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Barton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 27, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 24, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Andrew County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 12, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 07, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 07, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kevin Firth)
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jun 26, 2009
Observation date: May 24, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jo Ann Poe-McGavin)
Region: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2009
Observation date: Jul 10, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John Wheatley)
Region: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: May 05, 2009
Observation date: Oct 11, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Darla Meraz)
Region: Texas, Randall County, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Apr 08, 2009
Observation date: Aug 30, 2007
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis (Howell Curtis)
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Mar 23, 2009
Observation date: Sep 06, 2008
Submitted by: ozcomomoths (Rhonda Herndon)
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 10, 2009
Observation date: Aug 17, 2005
Submitted by: BobMoul (Bob Moul)
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Nov 19, 2008
Observation date: Aug 29, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bryon Hufford)
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 13, 2008
Observation date: Jun 03, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Riley Shay)
Region: Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jul 21, 2008
Observation date: Jul 30, 1977
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
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