Bug FAQReversed Haploa Moth
Haploa reversa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Also called: Reversed Haploa
The Reversed Haploa Moth has a wingspan of about 33 to 48 mm. Its forewings show brown bands with distinctive white patches, including a large triangular patch from the thorax. It lives across parts of the United States and southern Canada, from Illinois and New York west to Kansas and north into southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The caterpillars are black with yellow-orange stripes, a reddish-orange dorsal stripe, and bristly spines.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure between 33 mm and 48 mm across the wings.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on many plants, including apple trees (Malus species).
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults are on the wing in June and produce one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults appear in June, with a single generation annually.
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Where it comes from
Its native range includes the United States and southern Canada.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska.
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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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haploa_reversa
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