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Brown-shaded gray moth

Iridopsis defectaria

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 1 1/4 inches wingspan

Habitat:

spotted on porch of historic building on the Indian river

Species ID Suggestions

Brown-shaded Gray Moth

Iridopsis defectaria

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
Wonderful moth! Please confirm the ID, I'm not too familiar with IDing the Iridopsis genus.

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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