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Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbria
33.625, -81.9655
Field Notes
Description:
Owlet moth with lemon yellow forewings and tiny blackish claviform and reniform dots. Terminal line is black, fringe is purplish gray. Wingspan ≈ 18-22mm; Total Length ≈ 10-12mm
Habitat:
Massachusetts westward through northern Ohio to Illinois and Oklahoma and southward to southern Florida and southernmost Texas. This one was photographed at a porch light next to a southern deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.
Notes:
Per Odonata Central, this spotting is a new species record for Edgefield County, SC. Hodges#9044. Adults fly May to September in northern areas and March to November in southern areas
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 16, 2013
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