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Mesothea incertata

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Habitat:

This small green moth was flying around an old railroad track that goes through a bog.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Tom15
Thanks Karen and Fyn. After a quick search I found a match here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/260222/bgimage
Fyn Kynd
My first thought was Hethemia pistasciaria but it's doesn't have the pointed hindwings... maybe a really worn Nemoria rubrifrontaria or N. bistriaria?
KarenL
Nice capture! This would probably be a good place to look for an ID http://bugguide.net/node/view/14259/bgimage

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PublishedMay 28, 2014

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