Butterflies and mothsIn Montgomery County, Ohio

Lucerne Moth

Nomophila nearctica Munroe, 1973

Lucerne Moth in all of Ohio

Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica) — (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nomophila

Near Montgomery County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (29)
Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
Recorded, season not shown (8)
Season shown (3)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Lucerne Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize County	No qualifying records yet
Belmont County	No qualifying records yet
Brown County	No qualifying records yet
Butler County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Carroll County	No qualifying records yet
Champaign County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County	69 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County	No qualifying records yet
Delaware County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Erie County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County	No qualifying records yet
Franklin County	83 · Season shown
Fulton County	No qualifying records yet
Gallia County	No qualifying records yet
Geauga County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	28 · Season shown
Hancock County	32 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County	No qualifying records yet
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	No qualifying records yet
Highland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County	No qualifying records yet
Jackson County	No qualifying records yet
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence County	No qualifying records yet
Licking County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Logan County	No qualifying records yet
Lorain County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County	29 · Season shown
Madison County	No qualifying records yet
Mahoning County	No qualifying records yet
Marion County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County	No qualifying records yet
Mercer County	No qualifying records yet
Miami County	No qualifying records yet
Monroe County	No qualifying records yet
Montgomery County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County	No qualifying records yet
Muskingum County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County	No qualifying records yet
Perry County	No qualifying records yet
Pickaway County	No qualifying records yet
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	23 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County	No qualifying records yet
Scioto County	No qualifying records yet
Seneca County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County	No qualifying records yet
Stark County	37 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County	50 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County	No qualifying records yet
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County	No qualifying records yet
Wood County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County	Recorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Montgomery County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 22 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.

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Recording in Montgomery County · records of all species each week, 33,949 in all

Records per week from 22 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Lucerne Moth in Montgomery County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Lucerne Moth	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	165
Jan 11–17	0	0	71
Jan 18–24	0	0	156
Jan 25–31	0	0	194
Feb 1–7	0	0	127
Feb 8–14	0	0	144
Feb 15–21	0	0	124
Feb 22–28	0	0	137
Mar 1–7	0	0	122
Mar 8–14	0	0	221
Mar 15–21	0	0	272
Mar 22–28	0	0	269
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	482
Apr 5–11	0	0	674
Apr 12–18	0	0	853
Apr 19–25	0	0	812
Apr 26 – May 2	0	0	1,172
May 3–9	0	0	849
May 10–16	0	0	850
May 17–23	0	0	880
May 24–30	0	0	1,224
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	1,255
Jun 7–13	2	2	1,217
Jun 14–20	0	0	1,247
Jun 21–27	0	0	1,015
Jun 28 – Jul 4	1	1	990
Jul 5–11	0	0	1,130
Jul 12–18	1	1	1,190
Jul 19–25	1	1	1,323
Jul 26 – Aug 1	1	1	961
Aug 2–8	0	0	1,177
Aug 9–15	3	3	1,587
Aug 16–22	8	4	1,241
Aug 23–29	1	1	1,131
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	1,299
Sep 6–12	0	0	1,342
Sep 13–19	0	0	1,020
Sep 20–26	1	1	722
Sep 27 – Oct 3	2	1	624
Oct 4–10	0	0	674
Oct 11–17	0	0	557
Oct 18–24	0	0	436
Oct 25–31	0	0	389
Nov 1–7	0	0	296
Nov 8–14	1	1	279
Nov 15–21	0	0	235
Nov 22–28	0	0	210
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	94
Dec 6–12	0	0	69
Dec 13–19	0	0	85
Dec 20–26	0	0	104
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	252

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early June to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

Middle week · Aug 16–22

This week · Nov 8–14

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 829 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 480 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Lucerne Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Lucerne Moth	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	6,211
Jan 11–17	0	0	5,146
Jan 18–24	0	0	4,645
Jan 25–31	0	0	4,698
Feb 1–7	0	0	6,023
Feb 8–14	0	0	5,888
Feb 15–21	0	0	5,436
Feb 22–28	0	0	6,846
Mar 1–7	0	0	8,321
Mar 8–14	0	0	10,384
Mar 15–21	0	0	12,620
Mar 22–28	0	0	13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	19,661
Apr 5–11	1	1	26,860
Apr 12–18	6	2	39,925
Apr 19–25	6	3	41,623
Apr 26 – May 2	3	1	56,391
May 3–9	3	2	52,952
May 10–16	0	0	53,785
May 17–23	2	1	57,698
May 24–30	5	1	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	4	1	53,099
Jun 7–13	15	5	53,700
Jun 14–20	17	2	56,625
Jun 21–27	15	7	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	17	6	58,477
Jul 5–11	28	7	61,336
Jul 12–18	40	8	64,722
Jul 19–25	65	9	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	59	7	59,416
Aug 2–8	43	6	59,712
Aug 9–15	75	9	55,994
Aug 16–22	66	8	54,328
Aug 23–29	54	9	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	61	8	57,167
Sep 6–12	58	9	59,075
Sep 13–19	36	8	54,543
Sep 20–26	42	7	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	42	8	43,180
Oct 4–10	22	6	37,841
Oct 11–17	7	3	30,824
Oct 18–24	5	3	21,156
Oct 25–31	14	7	19,021
Nov 1–7	11	6	14,172
Nov 8–14	4	3	12,621
Nov 15–21	3	3	7,965
Nov 22–28	0	0	8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	6,083
Dec 6–12	0	0	6,004
Dec 13–19	0	0	5,423
Dec 20–26	0	0	5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	8,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early June to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22.

From 827 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Look-alikes

When

Time of day

Land cover

Often confused with

Garden Webworm Moth Achyra rantalis14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

Jan: no record
Feb: no record
Mar: no record
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: recorded
Sep: recorded
Oct: recorded
Nov: recorded
Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to March, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 821 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed	61%49%
Farmland	19%11%
Forest	14%31%
Wetland	3%5%
Grassland and shrub	1%0.9%
Barren	0.9%0.6%
Open water	0.2%3%

From 531 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

829 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 818 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 11 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.