Moths of North Carolina
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90 NC Records

Sericaglaea signata (French, 1879) - Variable Sallow


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: XyleniniP3 Number: 932595.00 MONA Number: 9941.00
Comments: A monotypic genus found across most of the eastern United States including North Carolina.
Species Status: Specimens from North Carolina have been barcoded and are very similar to those from Florida and Oklahoma; there is no evidence of undescribed species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954); Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-sized Sallow. This winter moth is typically brown with variably contrasting yellow veins. In overall pattern, it is similar to Chaetoglaea sericea, but possesses a dentate rather than even postmedian line. The subterminal line is usually irregular in both species but often has a contrasting pale area immediately following it in Sericaglaea but is more concolorous on both sides of the subterminal in C. sericea. Sexes are similar.
Wingspan: 40-42 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: The male and female genitalia are reminiscent of those of Metaxaglaea species but are distinct and readily identify the species.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larva looks much like many closely related ‘glaeas’.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Found across the state but absent from the high mountains and unrecorded from much of the Coastal Plain
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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