Virginia Ctenucha Moth (Ctenucha virginica)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Virginia Ctenucha Moth

Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794

Virginia Ctenucha Moth in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Ctenucha
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (41)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (39)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Virginia Ctenucha Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 32 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 32 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia Ctenucha Moth in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia Ctenucha MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2511560
Apr 26 – May 2221,122
May 3–933824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3000886
May 31 – Jun 611771
Jun 7–1352797
Jun 14–201051,124
Jun 21–2754954
Jun 28 – Jul 422770
Jul 5–1111973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 500959
Sep 6–1200907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1000597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1411210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–121160
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early June to late June, middle week Jun 14–20.

From 24 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 8 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 664 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 664 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia Ctenucha Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia Ctenucha MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7218,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–212112,620
Mar 22–283313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–117326,860
Apr 12–188539,925
Apr 19–259541,623
Apr 26 – May 217656,391
May 3–916752,952
May 10–1610453,785
May 17–238357,698
May 24–3016454,651
May 31 – Jun 644853,099
Jun 7–131141053,700
Jun 14–201511056,625
Jun 21–27901055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4721058,477
Jul 5–1132861,336
Jul 12–189464,722
Jul 19–255469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11159,416
Aug 2–83259,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–222154,328
Aug 23–291151,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52257,167
Sep 6–121159,075
Sep 13–193354,543
Sep 20–263345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–101137,841
Oct 11–172230,824
Oct 18–245421,156
Oct 25–315419,021
Nov 1–72114,172
Nov 8–142212,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late May to early July, middle week Jun 14–20.

From 531 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Yellow-collared Scape Moth Cisseps fulvicollisOften confused in Ohio: 25 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Banded Tussock Moth Halysidota tessellaris36 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Milkweed Tussock Moth Euchaetes egle20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 664 records
  • Reported as an adultUsually late May to early July, middle week mid-June · 531 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Farmland40%11%
Developed36%49%
Forest19%31%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.9%0.9%
Open water0.9%3%
Barren0.6%0.6%

From 322 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

664 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.