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title: "Salt Marsh Moth"
description: "Estigmene acrea — Insects & spiders. Estigmene acrea, the salt marsh moth or acrea moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/salt-marsh-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Salt Marsh Moth

> Estigmene acrea — Insects & spiders. Estigmene acrea, the salt marsh moth or acrea moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Estigmene acrea*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 74413
- Wikidata: [Q1767734](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767734)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121612](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121612)

## Names

- en: Salt Marsh Moth
- es: Polilla blanca de salares
- fr: Estigmène dimorphe
- nl: Estigmene

## Countries with the most observations

US (52185), CA (3488), MX (1239), HN (12), NI (7), CU (6), CR (5), JM (5)

## Summary

Estigmene acrea, the salt marsh moth or acrea moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America, and southwards from Mexico to Colombia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estigmene_acrea

## Photo

![Salt Marsh Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/salt-marsh-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49381642

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/salt-marsh-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).