Wingspan.
Flight Time.
Description. FW light gray, with lines as in vidua, but not strongly marked except for blackish arc from costa above reniform to just below apex at outer margin. HW black, with extensive gray basal hairs, and white fringe. Underside similar to vidua. The name "moderna" Grote was applied to a small, aberrant specimen, and the name should not be retained. 80-90 mm. H 31: 15 (as viduata). B & Mc l: 20.
Similar species. Only vidua is vaguely similar, but it is usually smaller, has a more extensive black FW pattern, and a broader HW fringe.
Range. Long Island, New York (1933, SAH) to Florida and west throughout area.
Status. Generally uncommon; may be locally common in the south, but very rare to the north in its range. Seems periodically to become established as far north as New Jersey at present (DFS).
Larval foodplants. Walnuts (Juglans) and hickories (Carya), including Pecan (C. illinoensis).
Data from Legion of Night by Theodore Sargent.
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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270511 | 2020-08-23 | Starr's Cave Nature Center | Iowa | 40.848094 -91.139189 | David Berry | 1 |
222329 | 2018-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
179176 | 2016-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
181550 | 2016-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
125547 | 2003-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
138166 | 2003-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
205501 | 2003-09-16 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |