Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 746363

Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactyla

Observation date: July 25, 2012
Date notes: Time is estimated. Multiple occurrences between dusk and midnight.
Submitted by: davmcnaugh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Caught during moth trapping with UV and mercury vapor lamps. Native Warm Season Grasslands with many Cirsium spp. for larval hosts.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: October 25, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Partner project: National Moth Week
Checklist region(s): United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County