Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth Rusicada privata (Walker, 1865)Non-native    Synonyms: Anomis commoda, Anomis privata, Hodges #8547.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Erebidae   >   Genus Rusicada   

Status:

"Introduced from Japan and spreading through the eastern U.S" (Glaser, 2005).

There are 75 records in the project database.

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A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/30/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/6/2017). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/14/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Verified by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2013). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Determined by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/14/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2013). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/24/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jesse C. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/23/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/16/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/16/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/20/2019). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by William Blauvelt. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar on Rose of Sharon in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2015). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2013). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)


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