Spargaloma Explained

Spargaloma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species is Spargaloma sexpunctata, the six-spotted gray. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.^[1] It is found from coast to coast in lower Canada south in the east to Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas, in the west to California.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

References

• Book: David L. . Wagner . Dale F. . Schweitzer . J. Bolling . Sullivan . Richard C. . Reardon . amp . 2011 . Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America . Princeton University Press . 978-0691150420.
• Web site: McLeod . Robin . November 10, 2016 . Species Spargaloma sexpunctata - Six-spotted Gray - Hodges#8479 . BugGuide . November 19, 2019.
• Web site: 930715.00 – 8479 – Spargaloma sexpunctata – Six-spotted Gray Moth – Grote, 1873 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 19, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 3, 2019 . Spargaloma Grote, 1873 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 19, 2019.