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Chloridea virescens

932054.00 — 11071 — Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777) — Tobacco Budworm Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Migratory

Polyphagous

Life History

Overwintering pupae of this species are unable to survive prolonged freezing temperatures, but adults occur regularly in southern New England from July to October. Adults have been recorded on Block Island from late August to late September.

Identification

Easily confused with C. subflexa, a much less common species rarely seen in the region.

Vouchers

(1) 41.1950 -71.5652, 27 viii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Pogue, M.G., 2013. Revised status of Chloridea Duncan and (Westwood), 1841, for the Heliothis virescens species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae) based on morphology and three genes. Systematic Entomology, 38: 523-542.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.31m; p. 291. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
  • EPPO, 2024. Pest Risk Analysis for Chloridea virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); tobacco budworm. 154 pp. EPPO, Paris.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Chloridea virescens

    Abundance data late May to early October