Bug FAQSharp Angle Shades
Conservula anodonta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Sharp Angle Shades Moth
The sharp angle shades has a wingspan of about 30 mm. Its medium-brown wings show a dark brown ring and spots. Adults are on the wing in July and live in mixed and coniferous forests of the Great Lakes region and surrounding areas.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan is around 30 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in mixed and coniferous forests.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are found in July.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Michigan.
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
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Questions people ask
What region are sharp angle shades native to?
They are native to North America, especially the Great Lakes area, extending east to the Atlantic and west to Minnesota and Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservula_anodonta
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