An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2004).
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).
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An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2004).
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Larry Line.
An Inkblot Palpita Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).
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Tyler Bell.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. illibalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita illibalis (Hübner, 1818)
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Palpita illibalis, the inkblot palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October, with most records from June to August. The caterpillars are reported to feed on the leaves of the white fringetree in the Oleaceae plant family.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2023). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "801322.00 – 5223 – Palpita illibalis – Inkblot Palpita Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Tyler, Royal (2020). "New host plant documented for Palpita illibalis, Inblot Palpita". Southern Lepidopterists' News. 42 (4): 1–7.