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title: "Faint-spotted Palthis Moth"
description: "Palthis asopialis — Insekten & Spinnen. Palthis asopialis, the faint-spotted palthis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/faint-spotted-palthis-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

> Palthis asopialis — Insekten & Spinnen. Palthis asopialis, the faint-spotted palthis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Palthis asopialis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20063
- Wikidata: [Q7128766](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7128766)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52902](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52902)

## Names

- en: Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (16909), CA (1413), MX (36), BR (14), CR (11), CO (9), VE (6)

## Summary

Palthis asopialis, the faint-spotted palthis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, from Florida north to Ontario and west to Texas.
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The moth flies from January to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in the north-east. There are more generations in the south.
Recorded food plants include Bidens species, and the leaves of beans, corn, and oak.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palthis_asopialis

## Photo

![Faint-spotted Palthis Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/faint-spotted-palthis-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Leah Fulton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103641865

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/faint-spotted-palthis-moth?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).