Panthea virginarius (Grote, 1880)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Pantheinae
Identification: Forewing is white to dark black-gray with jaggged, dentate black lines; hindwing is white with a dark submarginal band or pure gray; males with pectinate antennae.
Wing Span: 5.0 cm
Life History:
Flight: Adults are nocturnal, recorded May through August over most of range (wider range of records in coastal California)
Caterpillar Hosts: Species of Pineaceae, particularly Douglas-fir.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Coniferous forests
Range: British Columbia east to New England, south to central coastal California.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 11, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 11, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
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Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 02, 2024
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Observation date: May 17, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 18, 2024
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Observation date: May 12, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 14, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2012
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 27, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2023
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 20, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 07, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 06, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 06, 2023
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Observation date: May 18, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 24, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2022
Submitted by: flyinganvil
Region: Del Norte County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Jun 04, 2023
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Observation date: May 16, 2023
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 19, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2022
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 03, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2021
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 05, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2022
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Observation date: May 23, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 24, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 17, 2011
Submitted by: anna.s
Region: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 21, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
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Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 03, 2021
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Observation date: May 30, 2017
Submitted by: JBumblebee
Region: Marion County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 18, 2021
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