Broken-lined Brocade
Mesapamea fractilinea (Grote, 1874)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Identification: Brown to blackish. Reinform spot mottled black and white with rounded white upper edge.
Wing Span: 2.6-3.3 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva (Lined Stalk Borer) is sometimes a pest on corn and timothy.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to Ontario, Minnesota, and Mississippi.
Conservation:
NCGR: Not yet ranked.
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2024
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 15, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2023
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 20, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2022
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 21, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 31, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 22, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2021
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Observation date: May 15, 2015
Submitted by: Cl8
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 04, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: tjsetze
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 13, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 03, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 30, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 06, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 16, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 12, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 08, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 13, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2016
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2006
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 02, 2016
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