Pickleworm Moth
Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll, 1781)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Wings iridescent purplish brown. Forewing has translucent yellow patch that continues onto hindwing, filling all but broad marginal brown hindwing border. Note conspicuous anal tuft, present in both sexes of Diaphania species.
Wing Span: 2.5-3.2 cm.
Life History: A pest southward.
Flight: August-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Stems, blossoms, and fruits of cucumbers, gourds, melons, and squashes.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Get your BAMONA Gear!
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 48 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 13, 2024
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 14, 2024
Observation date: Aug 27, 2024
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 28, 2024
Observation date: Nov 09, 2023
Submitted by: Bugsy Leroux
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 10, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 22, 2023
Observation date: Jun 25, 2016
Submitted by: Tim Norriss
Region: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 23, 2023
Observation date: Nov 07, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 29, 2022
Observation date: Jan 22, 2017
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Nov 10, 2021
Submitted by: Molly Jacobson
Region: Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 10, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
Submitted by: DharmaBum
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: firewoman
Region: Fayette County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 26, 2021
Observation date: Sep 19, 2021
Submitted by: lyndageller
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2021
Observation date: Oct 19, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 29, 2020
Observation date: Oct 26, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 27, 2020
Observation date: Oct 24, 2020
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: ForBolaCurve
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: HaleyB
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 15, 2019
Submitted by: cgilbert1108@gm...
Region: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 20, 2019
Observation date: Sep 22, 2018
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Oct 10, 2018
Submitted by: lizbrensinger
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
- 1 of 2
- next ›