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: Apr 24, 2014
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2014
Observation date: May 06, 2014
Submitted by: Nancy Weiss
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2014
Observation date: Apr 24, 2013
Submitted by: rosenthal.k
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Mar 16, 2014
Observation date: Apr 29, 2013
Submitted by: Mike Stinson
Region: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 23, 2013
Observation date: Jun 14, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Nov 11, 2013
Observation date: May 30, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry Skinner)
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2013
Observation date: May 17, 2013
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2013
Observation date: May 10, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 10, 2013
Observation date: Jul 16, 2011
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 10, 2013
Observation date: Jun 28, 1999
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Gregory M. Stanko)
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2013
Observation date: Jul 03, 2011
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 13, 2012
Observation date: Apr 18, 2011
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 13, 2012
Observation date: May 22, 2011
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 22, 2012
Submitted by: deweidemann
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2012
Observation date: Apr 11, 2011
Submitted by: Marvin Smith
Region: Searcy County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jul 17, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
Submitted by: niksclements
Region: Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2012
Observation date: May 22, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2012
Observation date: Apr 29, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Rory Bower)
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: Lori Owenby
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 21, 2012
Observation date: Apr 21, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Mary Jane Seipler)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 21, 2012
Observation date: Apr 19, 2011
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Mar 23, 2012
Observation date: Jun 06, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 28, 2012
Observation date: Jun 12, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 31, 2011
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2011
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