Hollow-spotted Plagodis
Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée, 1857)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings yellowish white, shaded with orangish brown; lines orangish to blackish brown. Pm. line curves outward and meets costa closer to apex than in other Plagodis species; discal spot large. Summer brood (form "kempii" Hulst) is paler yellow with fewer markings than spring brood.
Wing Span: 2.6-3.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: Late March-September. Two broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: Basswood, beeches, birches, chestnut, maples, and oaks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba, South Dakota, Missouri, and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
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Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2022
Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 01, 2022
Observation date: May 21, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 21, 2022
Observation date: May 13, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2022
Observation date: Apr 13, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 04, 2022
Observation date: Apr 26, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 05, 2022
Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: jrmille10
Region: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: May 02, 2021
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jan 18, 2021
Observation date: May 02, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 11, 2020
Observation date: Apr 28, 2013
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 09, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 17, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2019
Submitted by: ildikoVT
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
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