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Yellow-washed Metarranthis
Metarranthis obfirmaria (Hubner, 1823)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings light brown, dark reddish brown in forewing basal area and beyond pm. line on all wings. Hindwing tinted with deep yellow on costal half. Black distal spot.
Wing Span: 2.6-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April - July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Blueberries, choke cherry, and oaks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Wisconsin and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
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Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 73 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 15, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
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Observation date: Feb 28, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
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Observation date: May 20, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
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Observation date: May 20, 2019
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 08, 2020
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Observation date: May 16, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 08, 2020
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Observation date: May 20, 2020
Submitted by: Lauenstein
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 02, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 18, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 11, 2020
Submitted by: John Demko
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 13, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2019
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 12, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2019
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Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 28, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Moore
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 08, 2019
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Observation date: May 17, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 27, 2018
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Observation date: Mar 18, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 15, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 05, 2018
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Observation date: May 26, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2018
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Observation date: May 26, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2018
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Observation date: May 17, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 17, 2017
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Observation date: Mar 31, 2017
Submitted by: wildman
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 03, 2017
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Observation date: Mar 18, 2017
Submitted by: wildman
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 22, 2017
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Observation date: Feb 19, 2017
Submitted by: Roy Morris
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 05, 2017
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