American Angle Shades
Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing angled and brown with blackish brown shading in basal and median areas. Lines black, inconspicuous; wide, light brown band beyond pm. line. Reniform spot white with yellowish filling in middle, brown at top and bottom. Hindwing grayish brown with darker median line and shading beyond it.
Wing Span: 2.8-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August. Two broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: A wide variety of plants, including alders, asters, ferns, huckleberries, sunflowers, trilliums, and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to North Carolina, west through southern Canada, south to northern Arkansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2016
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 08, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 08, 2015
Observation date: Aug 17, 2015
Submitted by: pabirdermoore
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: skywatcher
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 29, 2014
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: TeaKH
Verified date: Jul 21, 2015
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 23, 2014
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 08, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 01, 2015
Observation date: May 30, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 28, 2014
Observation date: Aug 03, 2014
Submitted by: nedeweese
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 26, 2014
Observation date: Aug 13, 2011
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 30, 2014
Observation date: May 09, 2014
Submitted by: B3tomm
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2014
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 25, 2014
Observation date: Jul 22, 2014
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 17, 2014
Observation date: Sep 28, 2014
Submitted by: Michael Melchiore
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 03, 2014
Observation date: Jun 22, 2014
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2014
Observation date: Jun 09, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 13, 2014
Observation date: May 12, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: May 14, 2014
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