Bordered Sallow
Pyrrhia cilisca (Hufnagel, 1766)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing rusty orange with dull reddish to grayish brown lines, spot outlines, and veins. Hindwing shiny yellow with purplish red shading.
Wing Span: 3.2-4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May - October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alders, cabbage, roses, sumacs, walnuts; larvae may eat flowers and fruits as well as foliage.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to South Carolina, west to Manitoba and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: Not yet ranked.
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Previously known as Pyrrhia umbra, which is now a junior synonym.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Pyrrhia umbra
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 31 verified sightings

Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2023

Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022

Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2022

Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 03, 2022

Observation date: Sep 19, 2014
Submitted by: bhdandrea159
Region: Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 18, 2021

Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021

Observation date: Jul 30, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Allen County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2021

Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: S_Gucciardo
Region: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021

Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021

Observation date: Jun 29, 2021
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2021

Observation date: Jul 31, 2010
Submitted by: Monica Miller
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 25, 2021

Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 30, 2021

Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021

Observation date: May 11, 2012
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020

Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020

Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020

Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Jasper County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019

Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: Gus Nyberg
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019

Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 10, 2018

Observation date: Jun 11, 2015
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2016

Observation date: Aug 03, 2015
Submitted by: pabirdermoore
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2015

Observation date: Jun 18, 2015
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 21, 2015

Observation date: May 19, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jun 09, 2015

Observation date: Jun 28, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Stephen Kloiber)
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 16, 2014
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