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 169 - 192 of 505 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 23, 2018
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2018
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: May 16, 2017
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2018
Submitted by: Darrin Frye
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2018
Observation date: May 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 15, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: Emily Newman
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2018
Observation date: Jun 15, 2017
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Hancock County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 10, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2017
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 10, 2018
Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 25, 2016
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 22, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: David Lugo
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Oct 22, 2017
Observation date: Aug 31, 2017
Submitted by: trinectes
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 18, 2017
Submitted by: kcearlock
Region: Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 22, 2017
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