Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata (Walker, 1866)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Forewing white, but appears slightly bluish due to black shading and lines. Hindwing shiny white with black discal dot, faint median line, and sharp terminal line of dots.
Wing Span: 1.8-2.2 cm.
Life History: A day-flier, sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Flight: Late March-April, to June northward.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alders, juneberries, chokeberries, hawthorns, poplars, and Prunus species.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to west South Carolina, west across Canada, south to Missouri and South Dakota.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 02, 2021
Submitted by: LinS1686
Region: Lake County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: May 03, 2021
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Observation date: May 02, 2021
Submitted by: LinS1686
Region: Lake County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: May 03, 2021
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Observation date: Apr 20, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2021
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Observation date: May 20, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 10, 2021
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Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 08, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
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Observation date: May 01, 2008
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
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Observation date: May 17, 2020
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
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Observation date: May 15, 2020
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 25, 2020
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Observation date: May 16, 2015
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 09, 2020
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Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 27, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 07, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
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Observation date: May 02, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 06, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 27, 2019
Submitted by: Jean Fontaine
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 14, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 25, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2015
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 10, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 06, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 06, 2019
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Observation date: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: marvant
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 01, 2019
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Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 24, 2019
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