Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Non-native    Synonyms: Carrot Seed Moth, Hodges #4986.1.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Crambidae   >   Genus Sitochroa   

Status:

Recently introduced to North America.

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Larvae are especially fond of Queen Anne's Lace. Adults have also been found on that species in Maryland.

There are 81 records in the project database.

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A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2016). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2018). Verified by Curtis Lehman/BAMONA. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth on Queen Anne's Lace in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2016). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/13/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Verified by Steve Nanz/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, and Kyhl Austin via BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/23/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2017). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Greenish-yellow Sitochroa Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/23/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)


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