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Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
Orthosia hibisci (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Identification: Antennae of male are serrate. Forewing grayish brown with very little reddish tinting. Lines and spots usually distinct, usually accepted with vague blackish markings, such as top of st. line and filling in bottom half of reniform spot. Hindwing grayish brown.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: February-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wide variety of plants, including apple, crabapple, cherries, plums, and other trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 313 - 336 of 429 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 03, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 04, 2015
Observation date: Apr 01, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 02, 2015
Observation date: Mar 27, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 31, 2015
Observation date: Mar 25, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 26, 2015
Observation date: Mar 06, 2015
Submitted by: Glennie
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 23, 2015
Observation date: Mar 17, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 18, 2015
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Feb 22, 2015
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Clark County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 06, 2015
Observation date: Apr 10, 2014
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 16, 2015
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jan 26, 2015
Observation date: May 21, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Bill Keim)
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Nov 17, 2014
Observation date: Jun 16, 2014
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Nov 17, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: fluffberger
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2014
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: White Rose
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jul 17, 2014
Observation date: Apr 14, 2014
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2014
Observation date: May 09, 2014
Submitted by: Carl D. Barrentine
Region: Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 13, 2014
Observation date: May 05, 2014
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: May 11, 2014
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: May 07, 2014
Observation date: May 01, 2014
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2014
Observation date: Apr 10, 2014
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 27, 2014
Observation date: Apr 21, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 27, 2014
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