Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata (Walker, 1866)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Forewing white, but appears slightly bluish due to black shading and lines. Hindwing shiny white with black discal dot, faint median line, and sharp terminal line of dots.
Wing Span: 1.8-2.2 cm.
Life History: A day-flier, sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Flight: Late March-April, to June northward.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alders, juneberries, chokeberries, hawthorns, poplars, and Prunus species.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to west South Carolina, west across Canada, south to Missouri and South Dakota.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 199 verified sightings
Observation date: May 10, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 12, 2025
Observation date: May 06, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 07, 2025
Observation date: Apr 22, 2025
Submitted by: Benjamin Miller
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2025
Observation date: May 21, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 21, 2024
Observation date: May 13, 2024
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2024
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Mar 11, 2024
Observation date: May 22, 2023
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2023
Observation date: May 25, 2023
Submitted by: bshettler
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: chalicerae
Verified date: Jun 05, 2023
Observation date: May 26, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: May 10, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 25, 2023
Observation date: May 06, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 08, 2023
Observation date: May 06, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 07, 2023
Observation date: Apr 14, 2023
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2023
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: wildebynature
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: May 24, 2018
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region:
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 06, 2022
Observation date: May 28, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2022
Observation date: Jun 01, 2022
Submitted by: Thomas Road
Region: Chelan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2022
Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 25, 2022
Observation date: May 24, 2022
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2022
Observation date: May 21, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 24, 2022
Observation date: May 14, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Bouman
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
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