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melanistic Common Gray Moth

Anavitrinella pampinaria

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

I didn't know what species this black moth was until it was identified on Bugguide.

Reference Links:

melanistic Common Gray - Anavitrinella pampinaria - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Tom15
Thanks Mark. It's the first one like this I've seen and from the comment on Bugguide it seems rare. http://bugguide.net/node/view/941884
Mark Ridgway
Tough one to ID. Good job then. Are the melanistic ones very rare?

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PublishedJune 27, 2014

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