Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1284879

Nigrita Bagworm Moth
Cryptothelea nigrita

Observation date: July 04, 2017
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A stray from the southern US. Possibly from Tropical storm Cindy that pushed up to the mid-Atlantic Appalachians on June 23rd.
Status: Stray
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: February 01, 2021
Coordinator notes: I agree with the submitter that this is probably a stray given the typical southern US distribution: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=441 JR
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Sussex County