A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2015).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/3/2018).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2015).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2017).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/5/2017).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/24/2014).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2016).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/23/2021).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/6/2019).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/24/2020).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/1/2018).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2015).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2010).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2006).
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
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A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/3/2018).
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John Rinker.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2017).
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/5/2017).
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Josh Emm.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/24/2014).
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Dave Webb.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Emily Stanley.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2016).
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Mark Etheridge.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/23/2021).
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Dave Webb.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/6/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2020).
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Dave Webb.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/24/2020).
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Dave Webb.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2014).
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TJ Walters.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/1/2018).
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Mark Eanes.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
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Larry Line.
A Thin-winged Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Nigetia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Nigetia Walker, [1866] |
| Species: | N. formosalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nigetia formosalis Walker, [1866]
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Nigetia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nigetia formosalis, the thin-winged algibelle or thin-winged owlet moth, has a scattered distribution in eastern North America from Ontario to Connecticut, south to Florida and Texas. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1][2][3]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. There is one generation in the northern parts and two or more in the southern parts of its range.
Larvae have been reared on Protococcus species but probably also feed on lichens.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (March 7, 2019). "Nigetia Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nigetia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nigetia Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- Balaban, John and Jane (November 3, 2017). "Species Nigetia formosalis - Thin-winged Owlet Moth - Hodges#8440". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "930655.00 – 8440 – Nigetia formosalis – Thin-winged Owlet Moth – Walker, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.