Black-blotched Schizura
Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864)
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing medium to dark gray with a sharply defined dark basal streak, diffuse blackish blotch near center of wing and usually paler brownish shading toward inner margin; AM and PM lines double, indistinct; pale gray or whitish rectangular patch at apex; hindwing dirty white in male, and gray in female
Wing Span: 3.5 - 4.2 cm
Life History: One or two generations per year.
Flight: April to September; earlier start in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of apple, beech, birch, hickory, oak, poplar, walnut.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME south to southern FL west to MN and TX in wooded areas with a disjunct population in western SD.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864), n. comb. in Becker (2014) (3), was formerly placed in the genus Schizura.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Achylodes thraso
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 283 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Englishman
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 21, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2017
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2018
Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 14, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2017
Submitted by: jjweber
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 24, 2017
Observation date: Jun 15, 2017
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 31, 2017
Submitted by: fiona7kelly7
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2017
Observation date: May 20, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 05, 2017
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jun 08, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2017
Observation date: Sep 07, 2016
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 03, 2017
Observation date: May 31, 2016
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Dec 27, 2016
Observation date: Jun 07, 2016
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Dec 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2016
Observation date: Jul 31, 2016
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 31, 2016
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