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.
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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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Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
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Region: Texas, La Salle County, United States
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Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Chase County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Texas, Terrell County, United States
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Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Hardin County, Texas, United States
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Region: Sheridan County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Madison County, Kentucky, United States
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