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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 73 - 96 of 478 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: May 24, 2020
Submitted by: williamharmonlds
Region: Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 24, 2020
Observation date: May 07, 2020
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Roshan 2010
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 22, 2020
Observation date: Apr 15, 2020
Submitted by: lyndageller
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Apr 12, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Bob Bradley)
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 05, 2020
Observation date: May 10, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 12, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: Little Metal Weirdo
Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: Moon
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
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