Rustic Quaker
Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Identification: Forewing gray to brown. Black triangle in middle of collar. Forewing lines sharp, yellowish; pm. line bends toward costa on vein M(1); black dots on veins just beyond it. Orbicular and reniform spots large, often touching. Hindwing dark grayish brown.
Wing Span: 2.8-3.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wide variety, including dandelion, grasses, and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Species name changed from crenulata to majuscula 8/2009 as per Hugh McGuinness.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Orthodes crenulata
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 179 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 20, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2021
Submitted by: Barometz
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 15, 2021
Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 28, 2021
Observation date: May 27, 2021
Submitted by: mlfoxjr
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2021
Observation date: Apr 28, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2021
Observation date: May 27, 2015
Submitted by: ahathaway1997
Region: Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 07, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: brucejames2
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Nov 26, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 22, 2020
Observation date: Sep 02, 2015
Submitted by: Jennifer Murdoch
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2020
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