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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

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 166 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 08, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 26, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 26, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 17, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 17, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
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Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
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Observation date: May 06, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
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Observation date: Apr 29, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 12, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: Tom Middagh
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 22, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2017
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2017
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