Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Floyd Bennet Field and Fort Tilden
Noctuidae Status Early Late Method
Subfamily Pantheinae
16 Eastern Panthea Panthea furcilla L 28-Apr 28-Apr One record: 28 Apr 01 (SW).
Subfamily Cucullinae
23 Fringe-tree Sallow Adita chionanthi L 13-Sep 13-Sep L One record: 13 Sept 01 (SW).
23 Dowdy Pinion? Lithophane unimoda L 3-Nov 18-Nov L FBF only. 3-Nov 01 (SW), 17-18 Nov 01 (SW).
23 Unsated Sallow Metaxaglaea inulta L 21-Sep 21-Sep L One record: 21 Sept 01 (SW).
23 Silky Sallow Chaetaglaea sericea L 3-Oct 3-Oct L One record: 3 Oct 01 (SW).
24 Bicolored Sallow Sunira bicolorago L 6-Oct 12-Oct L One record: 12 Oct 01 (SW). Also at FBF 6 Oct 01 (SW).
Calophasia lunula L Recorded at FBF (2) 12 Aug 01 (SW).
Subfamily Euteliinae
28 Dark Marathyssa Marathyssa inficta F 5-Jun 1-Jul L Possibly as late as 9 July 87, individual too worn for specific I.D.
30 Large Paectes Paectes abrostoloides L 7-Aug 30-Sep Two records: 7 Aug 93 (JZ), 30 Sept 95 (DP).
30 Pygmy Paectes Paectes pygmaea U 13-Jun 10-Sep L Records: 13 June 01 (SW), 6 Aug 95 (DP, JZ), 16 Aug 01 (SW), 9-10 Sept 00 (SW)..
31 Eyed Paectes Paectes oculatrix L 25-Jun 30-Jul Two records: 25 June 95, 30 July 95 (DP).
Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)
31 Celery Looper Moth Anagrapha falcifera C 5-May 27-Nov D, L Common, seen both day and night. Dates: 5 May 00 to 21 Oct 00 (to 27 Nov 99 at Riis Park); max (6+) on 9 July 87.
31 Bilobed Looper Moth Autographa biloba L 28-Jun 18-Jul F, L Two records: 28 June 01 (SW) netted on milkweed, 18 July 01 (SW) at light.
31 Common Looper Moth Autographa precationis F Dates: (2) 9 July 87, 12 Aug 95, 3 Oct 00 (SW), 12 Oct 01 (SW). FBF: (7) 4 Oct 01 (SW), (18) 6 Oct 01.
31 Soybean Looper Moth Pseudoplusia includens L 18-Sep 3-Oct F 18 Sept 00 (SW), 3 Oct 00 (SW).
32 Unspotted Looper Moth Allagrapha aerea L 18-Sep 18-Sep F Record: 18 Sept 00 (SW).