Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing pale green with 3 nearly parallel lines as in Subflexus Straw, but usually no white edging on basal side of median line. Postmedian line ends before reaching costa and is not continued to apex by black dash. Reniform spot outline darker, outer side more curved. Hindwing white, usually with prominent gray shading, though this is absent in some males.
Wing Span: 2.7-3.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: 2 broods, May - October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva is a serious pest on tobacco. First brood larvae eat buds while second brood eat flowers and seedpods. Also feeds on ageratum, geraniums, roses, and members of the nightshade family.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Formerly in the genus Heliothis. See Pogue (2013), Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 140.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Heliothis virescens
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Observation date: Oct 22, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2024
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 16, 2024
Observation date: Oct 06, 2015
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2024
Observation date: Aug 02, 2024
Submitted by: papilio1
Region: Washoe County, Nevada, United States
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Verified date: Aug 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: PattyCampbell.
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: kimbird246
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2024
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: bmdj
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 08, 2024
Observation date: Sep 11, 2015
Submitted by: cag3doc
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Mar 06, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: pquaas
Region: Linn County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: seemayer
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2024
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: Leo-Guy
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: Ren Leaflight
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Oct 07, 2023
Observation date: Sep 07, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Verified date: Oct 01, 2023
Observation date: Sep 13, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2023
Observation date: Sep 24, 2023
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 26, 2023
Observation date: Sep 14, 2023
Submitted by: Ideckman
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 15, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2023
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2023
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Kenaf
Region: Bracken County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 23, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2023
Submitted by: Jmelove
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 17, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: Betseebee
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
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