A Variable Sallow Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/12/2014).

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 349108 - Psn: 35)

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2014).

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/28/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 354258 - Psn: 44)

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/14/2018). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/15/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 311158 - Psn: 45)

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/1/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 306205 - Psn: 55)

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 343819 - Psn: 55)

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Odenton, Maryland (3/15/2013).

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/12/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/9/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 348141 - Psn: 76)

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/2/2015). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/30/2004).

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/30/2004).

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2005).

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2005).

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Variable Sallow Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/25/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Variable Sallow Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/12/2014). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/14/2018). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Odenton, Maryland (3/15/2013). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/12/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/2/2015). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/30/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Variable Sallow Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2005). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Variable Sallow Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/25/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Sericaglaea signata


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sericaglaea
Species:	S. signata
Binomial name
*Sericaglaea signata* (French, 1879)^[1]
Synonyms
Orhtosia signata French, 1879

The variable sallow moth (Sericaglaea signata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Connecticut to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas.^[2]

The wingspan is 35–43 mm. They are on wing from October to May in one generation per year. The adults overwinter.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus, Prunus and Tilia species.

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Taxon identifiers
Sericaglaea signata	Wikidata: Q7454729 BAMONA: Sericaglaea-signata BOLD: 23465 BugGuide: 104854 CoL: 4WTY6 EoL: 476347 GBIF: 1775970 iNaturalist: 230841 IRMNG: 10309756 ITIS: 940290 LepIndex: 260828 MONA: 9941 NatureServe: 2.119521 NCBI: 2562043 Open Tree of Life: 4260904

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Variable Sallow Moth

Sericaglaea signata (French, 1879)

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