Black-dotted maliattha

Maliattha synochitis

"Maliattha synochitis", known generally as the black-dotted maliattha or black-dotted lithacodium, is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Black-dotted Glyph - Maliattha synochitis TL: ~10 mm. White FW is mottled green in basal, median, and ST areas. Triangular green patch in inner median area forms a saddle. Black orbicular spots. Host: Smartweed. Status: Common Habitat: Attracted to an LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area 2020(42) Black-dotted maliattha,Geotagged,Maliattha synochitis,Spring,United States,moth

Naming

Maliattha synochitis Grote & Robinson
Erastria synochitis Grote & Robinson, 1868
Syn: Lithacodia synochitis Grote & Robinson
Black-dotted maliattha - Maliattha synochitis Habitat: Attracted to a 365+395 nm LED lights in a semi-rural area 2022(37) Black-dotted maliattha,Geotagged,Maliattha,Maliattha synochitis,National Moth Week 2022,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2022,noctuidae

Distribution

TX-FL-NS-ND (plus a few outer strays)
Apparently expanding its range northward: first reported in Canada in 1993 at Port Franks, Ontario, M. synochitis is now found in every province from Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan.
Black-dotted Glyph - Maliattha synochitis TL: ~10 mm. White FW is mottled green in basal, median, and ST areas. Triangular green patch in inner median area forms a saddle. Black orbicular spots. Habitat: Attracted to a blacklight in a semi-rural area Black-dotted Glyph,Black-dotted maliattha,Geotagged,Maliattha,Maliattha synochitis,Spring,United States,moth

Food

Larvae feed on knotweed - Polygonum spp. (Polygonaceae).

References:

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http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9049
https://bugguide.net/node/view/27255
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliattha_synochitis
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusMaliattha
SpeciesM. synochitis
Photographed in
United States of America