Lucerne Moth Nomophila nearctica Munroe, 1973    Synonyms: Hodges #5156.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Crambidae   >   Genus Nomophila   

Status:

"Virtually statewide. Generally distributed and often very common, increasingly so in late summer. This is a characteristic pattern of seasonal migrants from farther south, and N. nearctica is thought to be one of them (Ferguson, 1991: 36, 78)" (John Glaser, 2005).

There are 548 records in the project database.

View images at BugGuide

View in Moth Photographers Group

View taxon at iNaturalist

View taxon at NatureServe

Search Google Images

Search MBP Facebook posts (beta | requires login)


[View seasonality details]
GA AL WA FR CL MO HO BA BC HA CE PG AA CV CH SM KE QA CN TA DO WI SO WO 
A Lucerne Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/23/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/13/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/14/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/17/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/1/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Odenton, Maryland (10/9/2012). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/31/2007). Determined by Steve Nanz/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/14/2010). Determined by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2014). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/17/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/26/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Verified by Terry Harrison and A. Hendrickson/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/28/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/12/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/25/2012). Photo by Rod Burley. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/29/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2019). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2004). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2006). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2016). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2002). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jdyoung128 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Lucerne Moth in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/27/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/23/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lucerne Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/13/2014). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)


View All Images

Use of images featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.