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: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: Leo-Guy
Region: Quebec, Canada
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Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 04, 2023
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Kenaf
Region: Bracken County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 23, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Submitted by: Jmelove
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 17, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: Betseebee
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 03, 2023
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
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Region: Yellowstone County, Montana, United States
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Observation date: Apr 08, 2023
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Observation date: Apr 08, 2023
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
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Verified date: Jun 23, 2023
Observation date: Feb 13, 2023
Submitted by: sofia.pione
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Apr 02, 2023
Observation date: Nov 29, 2021
Submitted by: EarlByron
Region: Yolo County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 17, 2022
Observation date: Feb 22, 2015
Submitted by: Twitcherette
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Nov 02, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Nov 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 24, 2022
Submitted by: spector
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2022
Submitted by: Evacado
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
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Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2022
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
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