A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/21/2014).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/11/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1080956 - Psn: 20)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/11/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1071477 - Psn: 28)

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/7/2018).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/18/2004).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/26/2017).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2013).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 614133 - Psn: 45)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2013).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 721436 - Psn: 55)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230774 - Psn: 56)

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Nils Helstrom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 592913 - Psn: 66)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Nils Helstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 985514 - Psn: 77)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/1/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 405200 - Psn: 78)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/1/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A male Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2003).

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A male Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2003).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 654704 - Psn: 115)

Harris's Three-spot Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2023).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 887961 - Psn: 142)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2017).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/4/2017).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). (c) wendyinmd, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 641381 - Psn: 200)

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). (c) wendyinmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Harrisimemna trisignata caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/8/2022).

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Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar on Viburnum sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/25/2010). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.

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Host plants include Sweetgum, White Meadowsweet (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/11/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/7/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/18/2004). View Record Details Media by Lance Biechele.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Nils Helstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Nils Helstrom via iNaturalist.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by rwcrook via iNaturalist.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/1/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A male Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Harris's Three-spot Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). View Record Details Media by Jane Kostenko.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/4/2017). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

Harris's Three-spot Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). (c) wendyinmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by wendyinmd via iNaturalist.

Harrisimemna trisignata caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar on Viburnum sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Boyer and McDowell.

A Harris's Three-spot Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/25/2010). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Eric Gofreed.

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Harris's three spot

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Harrisimemna
Species:	H. trisignata
Binomial name
*Harrisimemna trisignata* (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Harrisimemna sexguttata (Harris, 1869)

Harrisimemna trisignata, or Harris's three spot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.^[1]^[2] It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Saskatchewan, south to Arizona. In the United States it has been recorded in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in Canada.

The larvae feed on various woody plants, including wild raisin, winterberry, bush honeysuckle, black willow, white ash and apple.

References

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^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 26, 2019). "Harrisimemna trisignata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Harrisimemna trisignata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

External links

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"Harris' Three-spot Moth"^{[permanent dead link‍]}. NatureServe Explorer.
Bartlett, Troy (August 1, 2018). "Species Harrisimemna trisignata - Harris's Three Spot - Hodges#9286". BugGuide. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
Moths of Maryland.
Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index.

Taxon identifiers
Harrisimemna trisignata	Wikidata: Q5665354 BAMONA: Harrisimemna-trisignata BOLD: 16397 BugGuide: 415 CoL: 6LG3K EoL: 525871 GBIF: 1788070 iNaturalist: 220974 IRMNG: 11217369 ITIS: 117494 LepIndex: 266268 MONA: 9286 NatureServe: 2.112414 NCBI: 688408 Open Tree of Life: 687323

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Harris's Three-spot Moth

Harrisimemna trisignata (Walker, 1856)

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