Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1228484

Pink-striped Willow Spanworm
Cabera variolaria

Observation date: August 18, 2019
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Attracted to MV lamp / blacklight set up on open lawn surrounded by 75+ y.o. forest dominated by hickory, poplar, walnut, and Virginia pine. Tough call on this -- I could also see this as Protitame virginalis. I went with C. variolaria based on less-rounded shape of HWs. Wish I had known to try to get a photo of the forelegs.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: September 26, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Maryland, Harford County