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Snout Moth

Cambridae

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

2" across

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I went 2km down the road from my house to a semi wild area along the Chippawa creek looking for nocturnal creatures. This moth was one of my finds.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
We're getting closer. The body definitely matches but I don't think the wings do.
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/206133/bgimage
Dan Doucette
Thanks. I was actually searching that site before but I have to figure out how to navigate it easily. I narrowed it down to family for now, haven't found an exact match.
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/29246/bgimage

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PublishedJuly 24, 2011

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