Thin-winged Owlet
Nigetia formosalis Walker, 1866
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scolecocampinae
Identification: Easily recognized by the pointed white forewing with gray shading; costal border and median band black. Hindwing gray with black triangle near anal angle.
Wing Span: 1.6-2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-August; at least two broods.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern Connecticut and Ontario to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G4
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 30, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2020
Observation date: Oct 04, 2013
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: ydlrun
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
Observation date: Mar 25, 2020
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
Observation date: Jul 09, 2019
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Jasper County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 19, 2019
Observation date: Jun 07, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 07, 2019
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2015
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 15, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 26, 2018
Observation date: Aug 10, 2018
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2018
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: Carla Frazier
Region: Fountain County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 11, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: May 30, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 04, 2018
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