Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth

Lithacodia musta

The Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Wisconsin.
Small Mossy Glyph - Lithacodia musta WS: ~15 mm. TL: ~10 mm. Mossy green FW with double AM and PM lines filled with pale orange. Inner PM line is edged white. Black orbicular spot is outlined in orange. Host: unknown Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area Deltote,Deltote musta,Geotagged,Lithacodia,Lithacodia musta,Small Mossy Glyph,Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth,Summer,United States,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults have dark greenish forewings with blackish shading and lines. The reniform spot is round or broadly oval, white with reddish-brown and white filling. The hindwings are gray. Adults are on wing from May to September.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusLithacodia
SpeciesL. musta
Photographed in
United States of America