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Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Forewing lemon yellow. Only markings are blackish brown dots representing claviform, reniform, and sometimes orbicular spots, and blackish outer border. Hindwing yellow with light grayish brown outer shading.
Wing Span: 1.8-2.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Crabgrass and morning-glories.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: formerly of genus Thioptera
Alternate Scientific Names:
Thioptera nigrofimbria

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 467 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2021
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Starke County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: Ascerb2
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: HCGregory
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 18, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: rmery
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 28, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: Jess D
Region: Paulding County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
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Observation date: May 09, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Coffee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 17, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 30, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
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Observation date: May 31, 2010
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 06, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 16, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: grayhairstreak
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: inkville
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2020
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