| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Estigmene acrea (Drury 1773)
| Common name: Acrea moth/ saltmarsh
caterpillar.
Hodges #: 8131. Identification: Rfw 22 mm, dhw of male yellow-orange. Pro-tibiae with short stout apical claw, dorsal surface of pro-femora, tibiae and tarsi black, each segment with white distal annulations. Antennae black or annulate with white at base. Similar species: 8132, 8133, 8134, 8136, 8137, 8140, 8144. Distribution: southern Canada and U.S., south to central Mexico. Hosts: general feeder on herbaceous plants including corn, clover,
dandelion, sunflower, and potato.
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ND, Richland Co., West I allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands T135N R52W, Sec. 10. 13- VI- 1996 Hg/ UV light, male, coll. G. Fauske.
ND, Richland Co., West I allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands T135N R52W, Sec. 10. 13- VI- 1996 Hg/ UV light, female, coll. G. Fauske.
ND, Richland Co., Sheyenne Natl. grasslands. pic. Loren Oslie.
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