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White-fringed Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta niveicilialis (Grote, 1875)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.0-2.4 cm
Life History:
Flight: May and June
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern Canada to Escambia County, Florida, andwest to Colorado
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 36 verified sightings

Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 26, 2022

Observation date: May 01, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 02, 2022

Observation date: May 03, 2021
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 04, 2021

Observation date: May 16, 2012
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020

Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: vincem
Region: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020

Observation date: Aug 14, 2014
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2020

Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020

Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020

Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: estanley
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019

Observation date: Apr 28, 2019
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 01, 2019

Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 12, 2018

Observation date: May 05, 2018
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 13, 2018

Observation date: Apr 27, 2017
Submitted by: ribitzki49
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 04, 2017

Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: estanley
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2015

Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Aug 26, 2015

Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2015

Observation date: May 17, 2015
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 17, 2015

Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: ShooprDoopr
Region: Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 11, 2015

Observation date: May 10, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 10, 2015

Observation date: May 03, 2015
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: May 07, 2015

Observation date: Apr 11, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 12, 2015

Observation date: Sep 12, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2014

Observation date: Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jun 21, 2014

Observation date: Apr 23, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 23, 2014
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