Bug FAQPink-banded Sallow
Xanthia tatago · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Pink-barred Sallow, Pink-banded Sallow Moth, Pink-barred Sallow Moth
The pink-banded sallow, Xanthia tatago, is a cutworm or dart moth in the Noctuidae family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Xanthia tatago, the pink-banded sallow, belongs to the cutworm or dart moth group in the Noctuidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This moth is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Minnesota, Wyoming, Connecticut, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Oregon, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthia_tatago
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