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Unknown Moth

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Small brown and cream colored moth. Two different individuals seen on the same day in the same park.

Habitat:

Temperate forest. Rockwood Park, Virginia.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Machi
I'm not great at distinguishing them by the wing patterns, so I hope you have more luck than I did :)
ForestDragon
Thank you Machi! I hope I can narrow it down to at least a genus!
Machi
Take a look at Tribe Spilomelini http://bugguide.net/node/view/44071/bgpage?from=0

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PublishedJanuary 3, 2016

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