Maryland Biodiversity Project - Black Langessa Moth (Langessa nomophilalis)

Black Langessa Moth Langessa nomophilalis (Dyar, 1906)

Synonyms: Hodges #4758.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Crambidae > Genus Langessa Black Langessa Moth - Langessa nomophilalis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18274

Glaser (Micromoths) notes that these are abundant in the Eastern Neck NWR salt marshes. However, if so, this is a disjunct population.

There are 4 records in the project database.

Black Langessa Moth in Florida (3/14/2007). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A female Black Langessa Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A male Black Langessa Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

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