Maryland Biodiversity Project - Thatch Pearl (Sclerocona acutellus)

Thatch Pearl Sclerocona acutellus (Eversmann, 1842)

Synonyms: Hodges #5298.1.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Crambidae > Genus Sclerocona Thatch Pearl - Sclerocona acutellus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/6752

Introduced from Eurasia.

The larval host plant is Common Reed.

There are 32 records in the project database.

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/8/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/31/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/26/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl in Kent Co., Maryland (5/30/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/23/2023). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/24/2015). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Thatch Pearl in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/8/2007). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

Thatch Pearl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Streaked Orange Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A Thatch Pearl Moth. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

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