Wing span: 60mm
Flight time: July - August
Description. FW blackish-gray, with prominent brown shading along am and pm lines; st whitish and contrasting. HW solid black with pure white fringe (no barring). Underside HW blackish, with only trace of pm white band toward costa (fig. 2.4C). Some near-melanic individuals occur, with no trace of whitish on FW. 55-65 mm. H 31: 3. B & Mc l: 16.
Similar species. The pure white HW fringe is quite distinctive.
Range. Maine and southern Canada (Ontario) to Florida and west throughout area.
Status. Generally common to abundant.
Larval foodplants. Hickories (Carya). Reared on Shagbark Hickory (C. ovata) (TDS).
Notes. Moth very active; often found resting low on stumps, trunks, and in woodpiles. Also rests under eaves of buildings. When disturbed, may fly to ground. Comes readily to baits.
Data from Legions of Night by Theodore Sargent.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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272645 | 2020-07-04 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.016779 -93.616948 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
238944 | 2019-06-29 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
130278 | 2015-07-20 | Grand River Grasslands / Kellerton Bird Conservation Area | Iowa | 40.657259 -94.110879 | Logan Crees | 1 |
132687 | 2015-07-12 | Decatur County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Sibylla Brown | 1 |
19044 | 2014-07-18 | Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Linn County | Iowa | 42.10948 -91.8249 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
19043 | 2012-06-09 | Waubonsie State Park | Iowa | 40.676 -95.689 | Doug Veal | 1 |
19037 | 2004-07-04 | Leon's Farm, Ohio County | Kentucky | 37.42033 -86.77023 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
19039 | 2003-08-02 | Shimek State Forest, Farmington Unit | Iowa | 40.64802 -91.7254 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
19038 | 2003-07-31 | Linn County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Frank Olsen | 1 |
125520 | 2001-07-23 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125519 | 2001-07-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
138138 | 2001-07-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205482 | 2001-07-17 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
138139 | 2001-06-23 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205481 | 2001-06-21 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
19040 | 1978-07-29 | Linn County | Iowa | 42.027289 -91.67275 | Dennis Schlicht | 1 |