Haimbachia placidellus (Haimbach, 1907)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Identification: Forewing pale tan or whitish with dark speckling; PM and subterminal lines variably distinct to faint; PM line thick, diffuse, V-shaped, slightly irregular; subterminal line double, relatively thick, somewhat blurred, runs parallel to outer margin in lower two-thirds of wing, then bends smoothly toward base before reaching costa; area beyond ST line with yellow scaling along veins (sometimes faint or not noticeable); terminal line thin, black, double, the more proximal line breaking into 3 or 4 black dots near inner margin; hindwing pale yellowish with darker terminal line; at rest, wings are held in a loose tent-like position over the abdomen, not wrapped tightly around the body as in many other genera in the subfamily Crambinae
Wing Span: About 1.7 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May to at least July
Caterpillar Hosts: presumably grasses.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Eastern United States: New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 67 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2016
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 28, 2016
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (John Fedak)
Region: McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jul 05, 2016
Observation date: Jun 21, 2016
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 25, 2016
Observation date: Jun 26, 2015
Submitted by: trinectes
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2015
Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Menifee County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 11, 2012
Submitted by: Mary J. Seipler
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2013
Observation date: Jul 07, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2013
Observation date: Jul 01, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2013
Observation date: Jun 27, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2013
Observation date: Jul 28, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 01, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2012
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