A Slowpoke Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Note the white dots around the reniform spots.
A Slowpoke Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2013).
A Slowpoke Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Slowpoke Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/3/2013).
A Slowpoke Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2020).
A Slowpoke Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Slowpoke Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/1/2017).
A Slowpoke Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2018).
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). Determined by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide.
Slowpoke Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Slowpoke Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Slowpoke Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/21/2010).
A Slowpoke Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2020).
A Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/11/2017). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/27/2005).
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/24/2004).
A Slowpoke Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/19/2006).
A Slowpoke Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/8/2007).
A female Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004). Note the white dots around the reniform spots.
A female Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004).
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/22/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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590 Records
Status
Only member of its genus north of Mexico.
Description
Caterpillar moves slowly and will feign death if disturbed.
Relationships
Larvae feed on dead oak leaves (John Glaser).
Seasonality Snapshot
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A Slowpoke Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Note the white dots around the reniform spots.
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Jonathan Willey.
A Slowpoke Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Slowpoke Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Slowpoke Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/3/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Slowpoke Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2020).
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Dave Webb.
A Slowpoke Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Slowpoke Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/1/2017).
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Tyler Bell.
A Slowpoke Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/25/2018). Determined by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
Slowpoke Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Slowpoke Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Slowpoke Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/21/2010).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Slowpoke Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2020).
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Dave Webb.
A Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/11/2017). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Bill Hubick.
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/27/2005).
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Bob Patterson.
A Slowpoke Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/24/2004).
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Bob Patterson.
A Slowpoke Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/19/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Slowpoke Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/8/2007).
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Arlene Ripley.
A female Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004). Note the white dots around the reniform spots.
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Larry Line.
A female Slowpoke Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004).
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Larry Line.
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/22/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ashley Bradford.
Slowpoke Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Slowpoke moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Athetis |
| Species: | A. tarda
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| Binomial name | |
| Athetis tarda (Guenée, 1852)
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Athetis tarda, the slowpoke moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire to Florida and from Missouri to Texas. The habitat consists of oak woodlands.
The wingspan is 23–35 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to May and again from late August to September.
The larvae feed on dead Quercus leaves.[1]
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