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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch wide. Beautiful pale yellow color with light brown spots.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
This looks a lot like Xanthotype urticaria, False Crocus Geometer: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6740 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthotype_urticaria If you scroll down on this page there are a couple of other Xanthotype moths that are similar that you might want to check out just in case: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=17.2&page=2&sort=h

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Moths of the World
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012

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