Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Noctuidae Status Early Late Method
Subfamilies Hypeninae, Hypenodinae, Rivulinae, Hermeniinae (Deltoid Noctuids)
39 Spotted Grass Moth Rivula propinqualis One record: 9 Oct 99 (SW).
39 Dark-spotted Palthis Palthis angulalis 24 Aug 00 (SW), 31 Aug 00 (SW), 18 Sept 00 (SW).
40 Baltimore Bomolocha Bomolocha baltimoralis L 25-May 19-Jun L Two records: 25 May 00 (SW), 19 June 01 (SW).
40 Dimorphic Bomolocha Bomolocha bijugalis L 20-Aug 20-Aug One record: 20 Aug 95 (DP).
41 Green Cloverworm Moth Plathypena scabra C 24-May 18-Nov Max (8) 3 Nov 01 (SW). Possible year round -- recorded 27 Jan 02.
39 American Idia Idia americalis C Common. Date range: 25 June 87 - 13 Sept 01; max (7) 17 Aug 87, (12) 9 Sept 87.
41 Common Idia Idia aemula C 22-Oct Common. Dates (6) 9 July 87, (3) 17 Aug 87 (HZ), (10) 13 Sept 01 (SW), (4) 12 Oct 01.
41 Smoky Idia Idia scobialis U One record: 17 Aug 88.
41 Glossy Black Idia Idia lubricalis A Abundant at bait. Date range: 22 June 88 to 3 Oct 01.
Early Zanclognatha Zanclognatha cruralis Dates: (2) 9 July 01 (SW).
Zanclognatha jacchusalis? L Date: 18 July 01 (SW).
41 ? Variable Zanclognatha Zanclognatha laevigata I.D. uncertain, a worn specimen on 22 June 88.
41 Black-banded Owlet Phalaenostola larentiodes 19 Aug 95 (DP), 24 Aug 00 (SW).
41 Florida Tetanolita Tetanolita floridana Regionally common despite the name. JBWR records: 13 June 01 (SW), 24 Aug 00 (SW).
41 Morbid Owlet Chytolita morbidalis Found to be common in June 2001: (3) 13 June 01 (SW), (3) 19 June 01 (SW), (4) 25 June 01, (3) 28 June 01. B.L.
41 Bent-winged Owlet Bleptina caradrinalis Dates: (3) 19 June 01 (SW), 9 Sept 00 (SW).
42 Chocolate Renia Renia nemoralis 16-Aug 24-Aug L, B Records: 16 Aug 01(SW), (5) on 17 Aug 88.
Renia flavipunctalis L 23-Jul 23-Jul L, B
42 Ambiguous Moth Lascoria ambigualis (4) 24 May 01 (SW), 19 June 01 (SW).