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Planthopper Parasite Moth
Fulgoraecia exigua (Henry Edwards, 1882)
Family: Epipyropidae
Subfamily:
Identification:
Wing Span: 0.8-1.3 cm
Life History:
Flight: June-Oct
Caterpillar Hosts: Fulgoroid planthoppers
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: N.J. and Pa. to cen. Fla., west to Mo. and Tex per Covell (1984)and also AZ and NM per Arnett (1985)
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 51 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Aug 04, 2022

Observation date: Aug 27, 2021
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022

Observation date: Sep 07, 2021
Submitted by: lpdlfrd
Region: Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 19, 2022

Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021

Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2021

Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020

Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020

Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Caroline County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2020

Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019

Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 18, 2019

Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 18, 2019

Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 24, 2019

Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 28, 2019

Observation date: Oct 05, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2019

Observation date: Aug 21, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018

Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2018

Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 24, 2018

Observation date: Sep 25, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017

Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 27, 2017

Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017

Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017

Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: DebG
Region: Union County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2017

Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017

Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
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