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Small Phigalia
Phigalia strigataria (Minot, 1869)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Very similar to Toothed Phigalia (Phigalia denticulata), but usually smaller, less mottled, with straighter pm. line that curves gently toward inner margin.
Wing Span: 3-3.8 cm (male). Wings of female reduced, each less than 1mm long.
Life History:
Flight: March-May or early June northward; as early as January southward.
Caterpillar Hosts: American elm; probably many other trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout Eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 330 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 23, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 24, 2026
Observation date: Mar 10, 2026
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 14, 2026
Observation date: Mar 10, 2026
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 14, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Region: Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 12, 2026
Observation date: Mar 09, 2026
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 10, 2026
Observation date: Mar 09, 2026
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 10, 2026
Observation date: Mar 08, 2026
Submitted by: MistyLyn
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 09, 2026
Observation date: Mar 08, 2026
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 08, 2026
Observation date: Mar 05, 2026
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Region: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 06, 2026
Observation date: Feb 19, 2026
Submitted by: vsantiagoam
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 21, 2026
Observation date: Mar 25, 2020
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2025
Observation date: Apr 18, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Mar 27, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Mar 28, 2025
Observation date: Mar 15, 2025
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2025
Observation date: Mar 04, 2024
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Mar 13, 2025
Observation date: Mar 01, 2025
Submitted by: KShell
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 02, 2025
Observation date: Feb 12, 2024
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 31, 2025
Observation date: Jun 08, 2023
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 31, 2025
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