Spiny Looper
Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings pale powdery gray. Forewing lines black, heavy; pm. line wavy, not usually touching straight, broad median line, and not toothed toward costa. Melanics darker gray to black. Female lacks wings; body gray with no abdominal spines.
Wing Span: 3-4 cm (male).
Life History:
Flight: March-April.
Caterpillar Hosts: American basswood, American elm, blueberry, hickories, maple, oaks, and poplars.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range:
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 217 - 240 of 379 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 15, 2015
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 16, 2015
Observation date: Apr 13, 2015
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 15, 2015
Observation date: Apr 13, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 14, 2015
Observation date: Apr 12, 2015
Submitted by: D.Stanley
Region: Putnam County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Apr 13, 2015
Observation date: Mar 25, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 11, 2015
Observation date: Apr 08, 2015
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2015
Observation date: Apr 08, 2015
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2015
Observation date: Mar 26, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 08, 2015
Observation date: Mar 26, 2015
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 27, 2015
Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2015
Observation date: Mar 14, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Mar 15, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Mar 17, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 17, 2015
Observation date: Apr 13, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jan 26, 2015
Observation date: Apr 13, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jan 26, 2015
Observation date: Apr 02, 2014
Submitted by: Nick Pulcinella
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2014
Observation date: Apr 03, 2014
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2014
Observation date: Apr 13, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jason Chen)
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2014
Observation date: Apr 09, 2011
Submitted by: Gordilly
Region: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Jun 24, 2014
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: Carl D. Barrentine
Region: Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 18, 2014
Observation date: May 31, 2013
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: May 05, 2014
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: May 05, 2014
Observation date: Apr 21, 2014
Submitted by: LauraMaskell
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 25, 2014
Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 22, 2014
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