Lucerne moth

Nomophila nearctica

"Nomophila nearctica", the lucerne moth, clover nomophila, false webworm, celery stalkworm or American celery webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from southern Canada and all of the United States, south to Mexico and the Neotropics. Adults are on wing from April to November in North America.
Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica) being eaten by a spider Habitat: Garden Fall,Geotagged,Lucerne moth,Nomophila,Nomophila nearctica,United States,crab spider,moth,spider

Appearance

The wingspan is 24–35 mm. When at rest, adults keep their wings overlapped and hugged against the abdomen, giving a long and narrow profile. The forewing is elongate, grayish-brown with two side-by-side dark oval spots near the middle of the wing, and another dark bilobed spot a little farther out. The hindwings are much broader. They are pale brownish-gray with a whitish fringe.
Lucerne Moth - Nomophila nearctica Attracted to an LED light in a rural area. Geotagged,Lucerne moth,Moth,Moth Week 2020,Nomophila nearctica,Summer,United States

Food

The larvae feed on celery, grasses, lucerne, "Medicago sativa", "Polygonum", "Melilotus" and various other low-growing herbaceous plants. They have a black head. The abdomen is variably light brown to dark gray with a bumpy surface and sparse long hairs and a thin dark dorsal line bordered by narrow pale strip.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusNomophila
SpeciesN. nearctica