A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/31/2016).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2017).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2015).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2018).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2019).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/4/2019).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Worcester, Maryland (7/24/2013).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2021).

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Variegated Midget Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/3/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2013).

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230855 - Psn: 55)

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Variegated Midget Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 277073 - Psn: 55)

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Variegated Midget Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 786422 - Psn: 55)

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).

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Variegated Midget Moths mating in Harford Co., Maryland (7/11/2021).

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A male Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004).

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Variegated Midget Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1261656 - Psn: 145)

Variegated Midget Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Variegated Midget Moth caterpillar in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/15/2019).

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Variegated Midget Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/31/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2015). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2018). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/4/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Worcester, Maryland (7/24/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Variegated Midget Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/3/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Kurt Schwarz.

A Variegated Midget Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Variegated Midget Moths mating in Harford Co., Maryland (7/11/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A male Variegated Midget Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Variegated Midget Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Variegated Midget Moth caterpillar in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

Variegated Midget Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Source: Wikipedia

Elaphria versicolor


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Elaphria
Species:	E. versicolor
Binomial name
*Elaphria versicolor* Grote, 1875
Synonyms
Hadena versicolor

Elaphria versicolor (variegated midget) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in north-eastern North America, including Ontario and Ohio.

This wingspan is about 22 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on balsam fir, hemlock, pine, spruce, yellow birch and white cedar.

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Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio

Taxon identifiers
Elaphria versicolor	Wikidata: Q5353500 BAMONA: Elaphria-versicolor BOLD: 16225 BugGuide: 37649 CoL: 92ZZF EoL: 522542 EPPO: ELPHVE GBIF: 1780344 iNaturalist: 218931 IRMNG: 10623039 ITIS: 188966 LepIndex: 265606 MONA: 9678 NatureServe: 2.114076 NCBI: 687033 Open Tree of Life: 39939

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Variegated Midget Moth

Elaphria versicolor (Grote, 1875)

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