Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth Harrisina americana (Guérin, 1829)    Synonyms: Hodges #4624.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Zygaenidae   >   Genus Harrisina   

Status:

Flies from the end of May through August. Caterpillars can be found from late July through September.

Description:

Compare with Yellow-collared Scape Moth and Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth.

Relationships:

Larvae feed on the foliage of grapes.

There are 136 records in the project database.

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A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/28/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth inWorcester Co., Maryland (5/31/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2013). Photo by Matt Tillett. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2019). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/2/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/9/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2004). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillars on grape in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/6/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar and a Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/14/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillars in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/5/2013). Confirmed by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillars in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillars in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)


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