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Black Bit Moth
Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 97 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022

Observation date: Jul 22, 2022
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2022

Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2022

Observation date: May 19, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 19, 2022

Observation date: May 06, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 06, 2022

Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Dec 22, 2021

Observation date: Sep 18, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2021

Observation date: Sep 12, 2021
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2021

Observation date: May 19, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2021

Observation date: Aug 26, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2021

Observation date: Aug 04, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2021

Observation date: Jun 01, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020

Observation date: May 21, 2014
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2020

Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2020

Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2020

Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020

Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020

Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2020

Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020

Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: ChrisC5
Region: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2019

Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019

Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: tjsetze
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019

Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019

Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: Joneggen
Region: Jennings County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
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