Rare Spring Moth
Heliomata infulata (Grote, 1863)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings blackish with terminal line of metallic blue spots. Blotches slant from forewing costa and inner margin; one large blotch fills most of hindwing. Nearly identical to Heliomata cycladata but blotches yellow and narrower.
Wing Span: 2-2.5 cm.
Life History: A day-flier.
Flight: May-July.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Long Island (New York) to North Carolina, west to western Pennsylvania. Possible stray to Florida.
Conservation:
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Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 09, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Madison County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 05, 2022
Observation date: May 06, 2019
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
Observation date: May 27, 2018
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 10, 2010
Submitted by: Dave Wendelken
Region: Madison County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2015
Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Wendelken
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2015
Observation date: Jun 22, 2014
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2014
Observation date: Jun 01, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (John Wheatley)
Region: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2014
Observation date: May 18, 2013
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Oct 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 08, 2007
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Matthew Sarver)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2013
Observation date: Apr 11, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Mar 24, 2012
Observation date: May 07, 2011
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Oct 29, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Steven Johnson)
Region: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jun 21, 2010
Observation date: Jun 07, 1999
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Oct 29, 2008