Arge Tiger Moth
Grammia arge (Drury, 1773)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: abdomen light pink or white with dorsal row of black spots; thorax white with three black stripes [one dorsal and two dorsolateral]; forewing mostly white with small black wedges representing lines; fringe white
Wing Span: 3.8-5.0 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April to September (July to September in Quebec).
Caterpillar Hosts: larvae feed on leaves of corn, dock, lambs-quarters or goosefoot (Chenopodium spp.), grape, plantain, prickly-pear cactus (Opuntia spp.), smartweed, sunflower
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to New Mexico, north to North Dakota and Ontario
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 252 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Region: Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Dec 23, 2022
Observation date: Oct 26, 2022
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Starke County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: ethank23
Region: Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
Observation date: May 13, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Sep 22, 2021
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 08, 2021
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: Sep 06, 2021
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Middagh
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Apr 17, 2021
Submitted by: Lisa Lishman
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 20, 2021
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: carpsqueen
Region: Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 20, 2016
Submitted by: Exo514
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 17, 2020
Observation date: Apr 23, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2016
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: May 15, 2020
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 13, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: Christiaan
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: D Hemmig
Region: Marshall County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Feb 20, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: Emergenurse
Region: Warren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 26, 2019
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