Southern Spragueia
Spragueia dama
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Bright forewing patterns of orange, yellow, and black. Upper half of basal area yellow, lower half black in this moth. Note single blackish spot at outer margin. Hindwing grayish brown.
Wing Span: 1.5-1.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Kentucky and North Carolina to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 52 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 02, 2024
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2024
Observation date: Aug 25, 2023
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2023
Observation date: Apr 22, 2017
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
Observation date: Jun 29, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 29, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Logan County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 16, 2021
Submitted by: hflamholtz
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 29, 2021
Observation date: Mar 31, 2020
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: lyndageller
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2015
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Oct 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2018
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2017
Submitted by: haczech
Region: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 08, 2018
Observation date: Oct 05, 2017
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 29, 2017
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 01, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 02, 2016
Submitted by: Gryphon
Region: Louisa County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 09, 2017
Observation date: Aug 17, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 20, 2016
Observation date: Jun 04, 2016
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Craighead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 31, 2016
Observation date: Aug 03, 2016
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2016
Observation date: Jun 08, 2016
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 24, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 05, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 17, 2016
Observation date: Aug 23, 2015
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Moon
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 25, 2015
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