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A Roadside Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/3/2016).
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TJ Walters.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/6/2014).
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Jonathan Willey.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Jim Wilkinson.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (11/4/2017). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/6/2020).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Roadside Sallow Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/7/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/21/2018).
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Tyler Bell.
Roadside Sallow Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Roadside Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Roadside Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Roadside Sallow Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/4/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
Source: Wikipedia
Metaxaglaea viatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Metaxaglaea |
Species: | M. viatica
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Binomial name | |
Metaxaglaea viatica (Grote, 1874)
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Metaxaglaea viatica, the roadside sallow moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]
The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from September to March.
The larvae feed on apple, crab apple, mountain ash and cherry.
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