Spiny Looper
Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings pale powdery gray. Forewing lines black, heavy; pm. line wavy, not usually touching straight, broad median line, and not toothed toward costa. Melanics darker gray to black. Female lacks wings; body gray with no abdominal spines.
Wing Span: 3-4 cm (male).
Life History:
Flight: March-April.
Caterpillar Hosts: American basswood, American elm, blueberry, hickories, maple, oaks, and poplars.
Adult Food:
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Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 268 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: May 11, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 13, 2019
Observation date: May 04, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 06, 2019
Observation date: May 01, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 01, 2019
Observation date: Apr 30, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 30, 2019
Observation date: Apr 30, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 30, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2019
Observation date: Apr 27, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 25, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: DGen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 25, 2019
Observation date: Apr 13, 2019
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 24, 2019
Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2019
Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2019
Observation date: Apr 20, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Apr 13, 2019
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 15, 2019
Observation date: Apr 03, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
Observation date: Apr 13, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
Observation date: Apr 06, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Vass
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 07, 2019
Observation date: Apr 05, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2019
Observation date: Mar 28, 2019
Submitted by: LydickMayor
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 31, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 25, 2019
Observation date: Mar 13, 2019
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Boone County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 17, 2019
Observation date: Mar 14, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 14, 2019
Observation date: Feb 23, 2017
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 26, 2018
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