Estigmene acrea
(Drury, 1773)
Salt Marsh Moth
Sort #: 2086 | P3 #: 930317 | MPG #: 8131 | PFG Page #: 302
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Larval feeding type: Feeds externally on leaves
Larval substrate: Deciduous trees and herbaceous plants, incl. Baptisia tinctoria* (Yellow Wild Indigo), Brassica (Cabbage), Glycine max (Soybean), Gossypium (Cotton), Lepidium latifolium* (Broad-leaved Pepperweed), Malus (Apple), Solanum tuberosum (Potato), Nicotiana (Tobacco), Prunus serotina* (Black Cherry), Zea mays (Corn)
Phenology: Adult: 4/26 to 8/29 (115 records)
Status in MA (automated assessment): Widespread, very common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1833
Last Year Reported: 2023
Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 233
