Identification
Adult: wings pale green with jagged white AM and PM lines and red terminal lines; tiny black discal dots on all wings; fring checkered red and white; abdominal spots white ringed with red; melanic specimens brownish-green with dark brown lines and fringe
(1)
does not occur in light brown spring form, as does N. bistriaria
Range
coastal New Jersey to Florida, west to eastern Texas and Arkansas
(1); doesn't reach northern states or Canada
Season
adults fly from April to June, and July to October (two broods) in the north; all year in the deep south
Food
Larvae feed on leaves of oak, especially red oaks such as
Shumard's Oak (
Quercus shumardii), a species of southern bottomlands.
Print References
Covell, pp. 373-374, plate 46 #4
(1)
Wagner, p. 83--larva of
N. mimosaria (2)Internet References
Maryland Moths live adult images plus dates and larval foodplant (Larry Line, Maryland)
Dallas Butterflies pinned adult image and larval foodplant (Dale Clark, Texas)
