A Lunar Underwing collected in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2015). First U.S. report of this European species, a fresh female collected at a blacklight in Potomac, Maryland by Tomas Mustelin.

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 238872 - Psn: 20)

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 239005 - Psn: 55)

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A Lunar Underwing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2017). Determined by Tim Reichard, Hugh McGuinness, and Bob Biagi via BugGuide.

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Lunar Underwing in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1153167 - Psn: 66)

Lunar Underwing in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Lunar Underwing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2017). Determined by Bob Biagi and Hugh McGuinness via BugGuide.

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Lunar Underwing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1151771 - Psn: 78)

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A Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2014). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.

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A Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2014). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 226473 - Psn: 88)

Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1125266 - Psn: 88)

Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1171447 - Psn: 155)

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1402271 - Psn: 165)

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Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1402272 - Psn: 166)

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Status

New arrival to the eastern U.S. First report for U.S. collected in Potomac, Maryland in October 2015 (T. Mustelin). Later review turned up earlier U.S. records from Reston, Virginia, going back to October 2013 (BugGuide), indicating an earlier introduction to the United States. Native range is scattered across western Europe. Thanks to Tomas Mustelin, Hugh McGuinness, Tim Reichard, Bob Biagi, and Steve Nanz for their review of East Coast records.

Description

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Where To Find

Larvae apparently use various grasses and overwinter in that form (BugGuide).

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A Lunar Underwing collected in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2015). First U.S. report of this European species, a fresh female collected at a blacklight in Potomac, Maryland by Tomas Mustelin. View Record Details Media by Tomas Mustelin.

A Lunar Underwing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2017). Determined by Tim Reichard, Hugh McGuinness, and Bob Biagi via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Max Wilson.

Lunar Underwing in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Lunar Underwing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2017). Determined by Bob Biagi and Hugh McGuinness via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Max Wilson.

A Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2014). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Lunar Underwing in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.