Orange Wing Moth
Mellilla xanthometata Walker, 1862
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: The only geometer moth with bright orange hindwing. Forewing varies from gray to brown, with variable but nearly straight lines and black st. spot.
Wing Span: 1.6-2.1 cm.
Life History: Active both day and night.
Flight: April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Locust trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Jersey to South Carolina, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 313 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 30, 2015
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: elizabeth.vb3
Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 21, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Brown
Region: Clark County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 13, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Allen County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: S_Gucciardo
Region: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: laiminsa
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2021
Observation date: May 02, 2021
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 19, 2021
Observation date: Apr 05, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 06, 2021
Observation date: Apr 04, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Barson
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 11, 2021
Observation date: May 17, 2018
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Mar 17, 2018
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2014
Submitted by: mlking6
Region: Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
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