Hag Moth
Phobetron pithecium (Smith, 1797)
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Body black. Wings in male translucent; veins, margins, vague lines, and discal spot black. Hindwing black along inner margin. Forewing in female mixed yellow and brown; irregular am. and pm. lines and discal spot black. Hindwing smoky blackish.
Wing Span: 2-2.8 cm.
Life History: Larva (Monkey Slug) has stinging hairs.
Flight: May-September
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, ashes, birches, chestnut, dogwoods, hickories, oaks, persimmon, willows and other woody plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to Nebraska, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 172 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 23, 2020
Observation date: Sep 21, 2020
Submitted by: william_mcfadden
Region: Athens County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: washburn1645
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: onugeonerd
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: DAE
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Rives
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2019
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 02, 2019
Observation date: Nov 20, 2019
Submitted by: Tiddbit
Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2019
Submitted by: SweetMel112
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2019
Observation date: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
Observation date: Sep 17, 2019
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 18, 2019
Observation date: Aug 15, 2019
Submitted by: Molben54
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: Bamaboy
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Matt Campbell)
Region: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2016
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 20, 2019
Observation date: Jun 19, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: rhonts
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Benzpyrene
Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 23, 2018
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: Englishman
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: bkohler
Region: Hocking County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: cebuck
Region: Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
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