Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth Nycteola metaspilella (Walker, 1866)    Synonyms: Hodges #8978, Nycteola scriptana.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nolidae   >   Genus Nycteola   

Status:

Similar Nycteola frigidana probably does not occur in Maryland.

Relationships:

Larvae feed on willow and poplar (BugGuide).

There are 18 records in the project database.

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Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/12/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/12/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

A Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/17/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)


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