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 97 - 120 of 478 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Niki Robertson
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2019
Observation date: May 23, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jan 28, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 29, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 20, 2018
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