Species Sericaglaea signata - Variable Sallow - Hodges#9941

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Sericaglaea signata (French, 1879)

Orhtosia signata French, 1879

Phylogenetic sequence # 932595(1)

Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed Sericaglaea signata as the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico. (1)

Wingspan 35-43 mm. (2)

Adult: forewing color varies widely: light to dark brown, sometimes reddish-brown with purplish gloss in fresh specimens; some have heavy black shading inside irregular subterminal line, with conspicuously paler area outside ST line; veins and lines usually paler brown, obscure; sharp bluish-black spot in lower half of reniform spot; faint thin median line connects one reniform spot with the other when moth is at rest with wings closed; hindwing brown, grayish-brown toward outer margin. (2)

Connecticut to Florida(3), west to Missouri and Texas.(4) (2)

Adults may be abundant at moth bait. (2)

The adults are most common from January to May; October to December.(5)

The larvae feed on leaves of basswood, cherry, oak.

One generation per year; overwinters as an adult.

other species in the tribe Xylenini.

In fall, Bicolored Sallow forewing has heavier markings and a darker/thicker median line.

Lunar Underwing Moth, Omphaloscelis lunosa - So far, the NA range is thought to be quite restricted, to the vicinity of Reston, VA and Potomac, MD. (2018)

Moth Photographers Group (5)

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (6)

live adult images plus dates and common name reference (Larry Line, Maryland)

presence in Kentucky; county map plus dates and locations (Jeffrey Marcus, Western Kentucky U.)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)