Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Orange Sallow Moth
Pyrrhia auratiago (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Wings dark orange; spots of forewing and shading of hindwing vary from pale to very dark purple.
Wing Span: 2.5-3.3 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July - September northward, August - October in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva bores into seedpods of gerardia and mullein-foxglove.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range:
Conservation:
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Comments: changed from Rhodoecia auratiago
Alternate Scientific Names:
Rhodoecia auratiago

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 13, 2011
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2011
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 13, 2007
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