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White Slant-line
Tetracis cachexiata Guenée, 1857
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Similar to Yellow Slant-line (Tetracis crocallata), but forewing paler, yellowish to cream. Pm. line orangish, reaching costa just before forewing apex, not continued onto hindwing. Hindwing white.
Wing Span: 3.8-5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ash, birches, cherry, elms, maples, oaks, pines, sheep laurel, sweetfern, willows, and other trees and shrubs.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Manitoba and Arkansas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 269 verified sightings

Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2021

Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2021

Observation date: May 22, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 02, 2021

Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: dustin.brace
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 26, 2021

Observation date: May 19, 2021
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 21, 2021

Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 23, 2021

Observation date: Jun 03, 2017
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021

Observation date: Jun 09, 2016
Submitted by: joyceannleppard...
Region: Barry County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021

Observation date: May 25, 2020
Submitted by: Oldenburgr
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021

Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: 1Carex
Region: Alger County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021

Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 19, 2021

Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 14, 2021

Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020

Observation date: Jun 02, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020

Observation date: May 31, 2013
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 06, 2020

Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 15, 2020

Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 11, 2020

Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020

Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Roanoke County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020

Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020

Observation date: Jun 05, 2020
Submitted by: wwittkop
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020

Observation date: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020

Observation date: Jun 17, 2002
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020

Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
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