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Looper Moth

Taxeotis perlinearia

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This pale moth had a wing span of 25 mm. It rested with its wings flat on either side showing tan and pale wavy lines running right across from the middle of one recurved fore-wing apex to the other. The area posterior to these wavy lines was slightly darker. Minute dark spots were seen along the trailing margins of all four wings. About 4 minute spots were also seen just posterior to the wavy lines running inward from the apices.
Thread-like antennae.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright night lights near a national park.

Notes:

Both males and females show thread-like antennae in this species.

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae

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