Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing pale green with 3 nearly parallel lines as in Subflexus Straw, but usually no white edging on basal side of median line. Postmedian line ends before reaching costa and is not continued to apex by black dash. Reniform spot outline darker, outer side more curved. Hindwing white, usually with prominent gray shading, though this is absent in some males.
Wing Span: 2.7-3.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: 2 broods, May - October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva is a serious pest on tobacco. First brood larvae eat buds while second brood eat flowers and seedpods. Also feeds on ageratum, geraniums, roses, and members of the nightshade family.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Formerly in the genus Heliothis. See Pogue (2013), Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 140.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Heliothis virescens
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: lfiske
Region: Kings County, New York, United States
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Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
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Region: New York County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Sep 20, 2006
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Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
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Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: rebeccafm
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
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Region: Marion County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Clark County, Washington, United States
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Observation date: Nov 11, 2012
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
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Observation date: Feb 11, 2021
Submitted by: James Cutroni
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
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Region: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
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Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
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