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Exposed Bird-dropping Moth
Tarache aprica (Hübner, [1808])
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Body and wings white. Forewing of male has two blackish costal patches. The outer one merges with general blackish shading beyond pm. line, leaving white patch near apex. Forewing of female blackish except for two white costal patches and some white at base and outer margin. Black orbicular dot usually prominent in both sexes. More grayish brown shading at outer margin of hindwing in female than in male.
Wing Span: 1.5-2.9 cm.
Life History: Can be flushed from plants during the day.
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hollyhocks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: formerly in the genus Acontia
Alternate Scientific Names:
Acontia aprica
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 134 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 17, 2018
Submitted by: a_walker
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2023
Observation date: Jun 18, 2023
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Aug 04, 2021
Submitted by: Greg Sievert
Region: Lyon County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Aug 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2022
Submitted by: seth83
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 08, 2022
Observation date: Apr 01, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: trinectes
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 01, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
Observation date: Jun 07, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2019
Submitted by: Emergenurse
Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: Emergenurse
Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 19, 2020
Observation date: Apr 17, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: Feb 20, 2020
Submitted by: raven10322
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: Quivira NWR
Region: Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
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