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Warm-chevroned Moth

Tortricidia testacea

Photo by KenCheeks
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Description:

Moth with yellow-brown forewing with dark brown veins. Wide orange-brown shade from apex to middle of median. Creamy-colored hindwing. 15-26mm wingspan.

Habitat:

This one was photographed at a porch light at the edge of a southern deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.

Notes:

Season is April-August. Feeds on beech, birch, black cherry, chestnut, oak, witch-hazel. Hodges 4652. Per BAMONA, this is a new record for this species in Edgefield County, SC.

Reference Links:

Species Tortricidia testacea - Warm-chevroned Moth - Hodges#4652 - BugGuide.Net

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