Disparaged Arches
Orthodes detracta (Walker, 1857)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Identification: Forewing grayish brown; reddish brown blotch beyond claviform spot, which is a solid, blackish wedge. Orbicular and reniform spots grayish, indistinct. Lines inconspicuous. Black streaks on veins in terminal area. Hindwing evenly dark grayish brown.
Wing Span: 3-3.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: Late May-early August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Blueberries, clover, hickories, oaks, and other plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Carolina, west through southern Canada, south to Arkansas and Kansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Genus was changed from Polia to Orthodes in 7/2009 as per Hugh McGuinness.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Polia detracta
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 97 - 115 of 115 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 26, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 29, 2011
Observation date: Jun 12, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 11, 2011

Observation date: Jun 25, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2011

Observation date: Jun 07, 2011
Submitted by: rogerdowner
Region: Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011

Observation date: May 25, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: May 21, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: Jul 13, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: Jul 17, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: Jun 04, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: May 04, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011

Observation date: May 29, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2011

Observation date: May 29, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2011

Observation date: May 21, 2011
Submitted by: vinstanton
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2011

Observation date: May 29, 2010
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 28, 2011
Observation date: Jun 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Troyer family)
Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: Jun 11, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: May 15, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 08, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bioblitz Team)
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bioblitz Team, lead lepidopterist Dave Wagner (UCONN))
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
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