Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852)
Black-bordered Lemon Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7558
Synonyms
Hodges #9044  Thioptera nigrofimbria 
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Marimatha nigrofimbria
Female (left) and male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Marimatha
Species:
M. nigrofimbria
Binomial name
Marimatha nigrofimbria
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera nigrofimbria Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1852
  • Thioptera nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852)

Marimatha nigrofimbria, the black-bordered lemon moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains and in Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from May to September in the northern part of the range and from March to November in the south.

The larvae feed on Digitaria ischaemum and Ipomoea sagittata.

Conservation

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This species is listed as "Critically Imperiled" in New York State [1] based on NY sitting at the Northern range limit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  2. ^ "Black-bordered Lemon Moth Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program". guides.nynhp.org.
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