4. Maliattha concinnimacula (Guenée), Red-spotted Maliattha

(Fig. 18, Map 10)

Identification: Forewing length 8.0-11.5 mm. Maliattha concinnimacula is a distinct species with pale grayish-green ground color and large reddish-orange claviform and reniform spots. The forewing also has a black orbicular spot; white zigzag antemedial, medial, postmedial, and subterminal lines; and an apex with a black, irregular, subapical patch and a black spot that is separated by a white line. Hind wing is pale gray. Flight period: May.

Collected localities: North Carolina: Haywood Co.: Cataloochee, pull off at Sal Patch Gap; Purchase Knob, on road in meadow. Tennessee: Blount Co.: Tremont; Sevier Co.: above Chimneys Campground. (8 specimens)

Elevation range: 1360–4520 ft. (415–1378 m)

General distribution: This is a mainly northeastern species distributed from Nova Scotia and southeastern Canada, south to Maryland, and west to Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, and eastern Texas.

Larval hosts: Unknown.

MAP 10. Collecting localities of Maliattha concinnimacula .