Common Spragueia Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2021). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2018).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2019). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).

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Common Spragueia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/22/2016).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2014).

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Common Spragueia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 439650 - Psn: 42)

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2020).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).

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Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230847 - Psn: 55)

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2013).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Common Spragueia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 215469 - Psn: 88)

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2015).

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Common Spragueia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/2/2016).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/14/2006).

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A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2005).

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Larvae feed on bindweeds in the genus Convolvulus.

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Common Spragueia Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2021). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Barbara Speckart.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2018). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2019). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Common Spragueia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/22/2016). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Common Spragueia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/2/2016). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/14/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Common Spragueia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2005). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Source: Wikipedia

Spragueia leo


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Spragueia
Species:	S. leo
Binomial name
*Spragueia leo* (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Agrophila leo Guenée, 1852

Spragueia leo, the common spragueia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Ontario, Manitoba and south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.

The wingspan is 12 to 18 millimetres (0.47 to 0.71 in). Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.

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"931387.00 – 9127 – Spragueia leo – Common Spragueia Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
Bartlett, Troy (September 13, 2017). "Species Spragueia leo - Common Spragueia - Hodges#9127". BugGuide. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Spragueia leo	Wikidata: Q7580192 BAMONA: Spragueia-leo BOLD: 21733 BugGuide: 11509 EoL: 538071 GBIF: 1758782 iNaturalist: 143592 IRMNG: 10634576 ITIS: 940331 LepIndex: 273339 MONA: 9127 NatureServe: 2.114657 NCBI: 56574 Open Tree of Life: 858798

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Common Spragueia Moth

Spragueia leo (Guenée, 1852)

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