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, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2022
Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 03, 2022
Observation date: May 29, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
Observation date: May 24, 2022
Submitted by: Ailimia
Region: Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: May 24, 2022
Observation date: May 11, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 12, 2022
Observation date: Apr 26, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 26, 2022
Observation date: Apr 07, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 10, 2022
Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: scorcher64
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2011
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2017
Submitted by: Graezon
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Jun 01, 2014
Submitted by: snakeowl
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Peg Serani
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jan 16, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Apr 27, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2021
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2021
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 20, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2017
Submitted by: C3G2
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 15, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Riva32
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 14, 2021
Observation date: Mar 23, 2021
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: May 22, 2020
Submitted by: Winkie456
Region: Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
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