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Roddia vaualbum ([Denis & Sciffermuller], 1775)
Status: Rare resident/stray
Flight Period(s): One flight. The Keya Paha county record is from 17 June.
Range: Its home range includes much of southern Canada and the northern United States from coast to coast. From there it wanders both to the north and south.
Larval Hostplant(s): The following hostplants can be found in Nebraska: Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera), Willows (Salix species), Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides), and American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Overwinter: As adults
Commentary/Habitat: One of a very few butterflies that stray from northern latitudes. It is found so infrequently that a resident status cannot be assumed although the species hostplants occur in the Niobrara River valley and the pine ridge.
Similar Species: None