Maryland Biodiversity Project - Detracted Owlet Moth (Lesmone detrahens)

Detracted Owlet Moth Lesmone detrahens Walker, 1858

Synonyms: Hodges #8651.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Erebidae > Genus Lesmone Detracted Owlet Moth - Lesmone detrahens - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/7419

"This is a southeastern species extending its range along the Coast into Maryland, but rarely further northward" (Glaser, 2005).

There are 52 records in the project database.

A Detracted Owlet Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/11/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Detracted Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Detracted Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Detracted Owlet Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Detracted Owlet Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Detracted Owlet Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

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