Species Amolita fessa - Feeble Grass Moth - Hodges#9818

9818

Amolita fessa Grote, 1874

* Phylogenetic sequence #931060.

Six Amolita species occur in America north of Mexico.(1)

Wingspan about 22 mm.

Forewing whitish to pale brown and sprinkled with brown specks; the reniform and orbicular spots are each represented by a small black dot; a dark brown line runs from the wing base past the dots, then curves gently outward until reaching the apex; another shorter line begins midway along the inner edge and follows the longer line almost to the outer edge of the wing; the terminal line is composed of several black dots

hindwing white except for a terminal line of several black dots.

Eastern North America.

Bug Guide - range map with monthly record of photos submitted to the guide.

Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.

Most records are from March to September; year round in Florida.

Larvae feed on grasses.

Eggs

Grote, 1874: 158. (2)

Lafontaine J. D., and B. C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p. 39.(1)

Moth Photographers Group - range map, living and pinned adults.

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility - pinned adult.

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - collection map and photos of pinned adults.

pinned adult image (John Glaser, Maryland)