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Common Spragueia
Spragueia leo (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Basal area and terminal line as in Black-dotted Spragueia, but no round reniform spot. Note long, black median dash which widens toward apex. Dash may be solid or interrupted by orange am. and pm. lines, or by pm. line only. Hindwing dark gray.
Wing Span: 1.2-1.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Bindweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southeastern Massachusetts to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2024
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2024
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 23, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2024
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 17, 2024
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Observation date: May 13, 2018
Submitted by: RobinRich720
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 03, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: pwinn47
Region: Cole County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 02, 2022
Submitted by: ofdewdrops
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2022
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2021
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2021
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 10, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2018
Submitted by: cindilou713
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 07, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2016
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 11, 2020
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 28, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Sep 13, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Moore
Region: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2020
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