Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Angoumois Grain Moth
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Anacampsinae
Identification: Wings silky yellow to pale tan. Some have no markings; others are streaked and dotted with blackish and brown, especially toward apex of forewing. Casemaking Clothes Moth is similar in color and forewing markings, but its hindwing outline is rounded, not trapezoidal, and its larva prefer woolens and other animal products.
Wing Span: 1.1-1.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: Adults fly all year.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva feeds in kernels of corn, wheat, and other stored grain, leaving 1 or 2 holes in each damaged kernel.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR: GNR
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 26, 2017
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 28, 2017
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Observation date: Nov 27, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 30, 2015
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Observation date: Oct 30, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 07, 2013
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1881
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Murtfeldt, Mary E.)
Verified date: Nov 06, 2008
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Observation date: Feb 17, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sheeley, R.D.)
Region: Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Sheeley, R.D.)
Verified date: Nov 06, 2008
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Observation date: Dec 01, 1939
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wingo, C.W.)
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Nov 06, 2008
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Observation date: Jan 09, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Nov 06, 2008
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