Moths of North Carolina
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Marimatha nigrofimbria (Guenée, 1852) - Black-bordered Lemon Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: EustotiinaeP3 Number: 931284.00 MONA Number: 9044.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Thioptera nigrofimbria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Found statewide
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Oligophagous, feeding on grasses. Wagner et al. (2013) specifically mention Crab Grass, with Panic Grass and Bluegrass in captivity. The range of habitats used by this species in the state suggest that a wide variety of grasses are used.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Marimatha nigrofimbria - Black-bordered Lemon Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-05-30
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-05-22
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-21
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-09-15
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-09
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-24
Clay Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-08-13
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-10
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-08-09
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-09
Rockingham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-24
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-20
Chowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-06-28
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-21
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-12
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
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