Pin-striped Slug Moth
Monoleuca semifascia (Walker, 1855)
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing brown, sometimes reddish brown; only marking a narrow, wavy, silvery white to yellowish line above inner margin. Larvae are peach colored with wavy, bright reddish-orange, black or dark brown vertical striping in three sequences of a four-stripe pattern. The bright reddish-orange stripes are covered with numerous white, stinging hairs.
Wing Span: 1.9-2.7 cm.
Life History: One generation per year in the north, present much of year in Florida. Eggs are laid in clusters of 20 or more and are unusual for the slug moths--they are raised and covered with scales from the abdomen of the female.
Flight: June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Oak, Cherry, Pecan, and Persimmon.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Northern barren land and southern dry woodlands.
Range: New York and New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas, north to Kansas and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 55 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 24, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 16, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sullivan, J.B., Broadwell, R.)
Region: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 27, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 04, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bryson, C.T.)
Region: Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 11, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sullivan, J.B., Broadwell, R., Smith, B.)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 03, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Johnson County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 20, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 25, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kergosien, R.)
Region: Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 26, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 1962
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 19, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sullivan, J.B., Broadwell, R., Smith, B.)
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Johnson County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 19, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 20, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bryson, J.)
Region: Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 11, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 09, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Taylor, R.T.)
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 20, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 14, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 18, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 26, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., Brown, B.B.)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 19, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., MacGown, J.A.)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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