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Ragweed Flower Moth
Schinia rivulosa (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing powdery ash gray with conspicuous white lines. Note the deeply curved pm. line. Blackish brown shading on basal side of am. line and in st. area. Hindwing grayish brown.
Wing Span: 2.5-3.1 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ragweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Quebec to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Pollinator Week is June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 211 verified sightings

Observation date: Aug 30, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 22, 2018

Observation date: Aug 17, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 23, 2018

Observation date: May 27, 2018
Submitted by: honeymushroom
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 17, 2018

Observation date: Aug 08, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018

Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018

Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018

Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018

Observation date: Aug 28, 2018
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018

Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 23, 2018

Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018

Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jesse Babonis)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018

Observation date: Aug 04, 2014
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017

Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 27, 2017

Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: Alexandra Ratay
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 03, 2017

Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2017

Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017

Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017

Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2017

Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017

Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: botanybill
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2017

Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: junebug97
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2017

Observation date: Aug 09, 2017
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 15, 2017

Observation date: Aug 29, 2016
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 10, 2017

Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 17, 2016
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