Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Pure white and nearly identical to the Pink-legged Tiger Moth (Spilosoma latipennis), but coxa and femur of the foreleg are yellow, not pink. Some specimens have black spots in pm. and st. areas of forewing.
Wing Span: 2.7-4.7 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Herbaceous plants, including dandelions and pigweed. Larva has also been seen boring into mushroom stems.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2025
Submitted by: YogaGirlE
Region: Connecticut, United States
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Observation date: Apr 26, 2025
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Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Boone County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Christian County, Missouri, United States
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Region: York County, Maine, United States
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2024
Submitted by: Blayne Crabtree
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: May 28, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2024
Submitted by: Blayne Crabtree
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: speele
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2024
Submitted by: Racejustint
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Mar 31, 2024
Submitted by: debnsync
Region: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Mar 10, 2021
Submitted by: Palmiera
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Jan 23, 2024
Observation date: Jul 18, 2023
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 27, 2023
Observation date: Sep 09, 2023
Submitted by: ELFredrickson
Region: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Sep 18, 2023
Observation date: Jun 11, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 17, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2023
Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: Alienj
Region: Boone County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2023
Observation date: Jul 02, 2023
Submitted by: Tracydee72
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Observation date: May 25, 2023
Submitted by: Rlandreth
Region: Floyd County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: May 12, 2023
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 12, 2023
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
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