Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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
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Displaying 25 - 48 of 490 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 31, 2021
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Jan 08, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 08, 2023
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2015
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 19, 2022
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2022
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2022
Submitted by: ofdewdrops
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2022
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
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Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2022
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
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Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 12, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 13, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2021
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2021
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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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