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title: "Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth"
description: "Orthosia hibisci — Insekten & Spinnen. Orthosia hibisci, the speckled green fruitworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/speckled-green-fruitworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

> Orthosia hibisci — Insekten & Spinnen. Orthosia hibisci, the speckled green fruitworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthosia hibisci*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 10116
- Wikidata: [Q13498699](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13498699)
- iNaturalist taxon: [226646](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/226646)

## Names

- en: Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (2993), CA (2740)

## Summary

Orthosia hibisci, the speckled green fruitworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, except in desert regions. The habitat consists of moist forests, riparian, agricultural and urban areas.
The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The colour ranges from pale buff-grey to dark red-brown. The forewing pattern is also highly variable, from almost non-patterned to strongly banded forms. Adults are on wing from late March to April in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various hardwood plants, including species in the families Aceraceae, Ericaceae, Betulaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Caprifoliaceae…

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

## Photo

![Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/speckled-green-fruitworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352095752

## Machine access

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