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Description:

Right, then, here's a moth, wingspan 2 cm ... working on ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
suzmonk
Oh, I get it now ... thanks.
ForestDragon
Glad I could help some. I wasn't very clear about the submission thing. You could submit this st Bugguide or another website for ID. Depending on the expert, sometimes you can get an answer quickly. You would need to crop the images a bit more for Bugguide but I figure it couldn't hurt to try if you have time.
suzmonk
I see what you mean! Looking at the links you were so kind to provide, I think it looks like Scopula benitaria, too ... but I'm new to moths. And I totally forgot to check the "help me ID this species" box, so thanks.
ForestDragon
It looks a lot like Scopula benitaria but there aren't very many references on Bugguide or MPG (the same two reference photos I think). It greatly resembles the lighter one. This also looks similar to a lighter Scopula limboundata. It's tough. I might suggest submitting this for ID Here are references: http://bugguide.net/node/view/249052 http://bugguide.net/node/view/12199 This is what I have at the moment. Hope it helps.

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Butterflies and Moths of Southeast USA
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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