Spanish Moth
Xanthopastis regnatrix (Grote, 1863)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Identification: Easily recognized by the hairy black body and pink forewing with black markings; yellow around spots and in terminal area. Hindwing blackish.
Wing Span: 3.9-4.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-July in Mississippi; November-May and September in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Figs (Ficus species), spider lily, and narcissus. Larva has been reared on iceberg lettuce.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Staten Island, New York and New Jersey to Florida, west to Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Formerly Xanthopastis timais. Poole (1989) recognized X. timais as the senior synonym of regatrix in Lepidopterum Catalogus - Noctuidae. Lafontaine and Schmidt's 2010 Noctuoidea of North America also recognized X. regnatrix as the preferred name.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Xanthopastis timais
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 15, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011
Observation date: May 07, 2005
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2011
Observation date: May 02, 2011
Submitted by: Rhonda_Siminian
Region: Horry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 09, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Alan E. Brant)
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Stuart Marcus)
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Aug 25, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alan E. Brant)
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
Observation date: Aug 25, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alan E. Brant)
Region: Bollinger County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Feb 26, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stuart Marcus)
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (David F. Henderson)
Verified date: Apr 08, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
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