The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (6/27/2018).

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The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).

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The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 413814 - Psn: 45)

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 475534 - Psn: 55)

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1053720 - Psn: 55)

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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The Neighbor in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/27/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 407544 - Psn: 66)

The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Larva of The Neighbor in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Larva of The Neighbor in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/11/2015).

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The Neighbor (caterpillar) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015).

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The Neighbor larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/5/2016).

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A caterpillar of the The Neighbor in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/23/2014).

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The Neighbor caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/24/2006).

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The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (6/28/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1306317 - Psn: 200)

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Status

Most common on the western shore. Our only record from the Eastern Shore is a larval record from Kent County. Appears to be absent from the mid and lower Eastern Shore. Will come to lights. Considered diurnal like other Haploa species.

Description

One of four Haploa species with white hind wings. Can be identified by the dark line that runs diagonally from the middle of forewing margin down towards the inner tip of the forewing. This dark line often has a smaller dark line that will run perpendicular to just below the forewing apex. All white forms may be indistinguishable from other white form Haploa individuals.

Relationships

Like all Haploa species, larvae feed on a variety of woody and herbaceous plant species.

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The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (6/27/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (7/5/2013). Media by Wendy Crowe.

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

The Neighbor in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

The Neighbor in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/27/2023). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Larva of The Neighbor in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

Larva of The Neighbor in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/11/2015). View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

The Neighbor (caterpillar) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

The Neighbor larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/5/2016). View Record Details Media by Pauline Horn.

A caterpillar of the The Neighbor in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.

The Neighbor caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/24/2006). Media by Thomas Wilson.

The Neighbor in Washington Co., Maryland (6/28/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Source: Wikipedia

Haploa contigua

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Haploa
Species:	H. contigua
Binomial name
*Haploa contigua* (Walker, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Hypercompa contigua Walker, 1855 Haploa contigua var. lumbonigera Dyar, 1902 Haploa lumbonigera Dyar, [1903]

Haploa contigua, the neighbor moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in eastern North America,^[2] from Quebec to the mountains of Georgia and west to South Dakota, Arkansas and Mississippi.^[3]

References

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^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Savela, Markku. "Haploa contigua (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
^ Butterflies and Moths of North America

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

Taxon identifiers
Haploa contigua	Wikidata: Q13532959 Wikispecies: Haploa contigua BAMONA: Haploa-contigua BOLD: 157249 BugGuide: 392 GBIF: 5114930 iNaturalist: 220910 Insecta.pro: 88522 IRMNG: 11108553 ITIS: 938965 LepIndex: 42351 MONA: 8110 NatureServe: 2.117293 NCBI: 505944 Open Tree of Life: 740208

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The Neighbor

Haploa contigua (Walker, 1855)

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