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Noctuid Moth

Gonodonta sinaldus

Photo by Carolina
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Field Notes

Description:

The wingspan is about 36 mm.

Habitat:

Common from the Mexican border north to Concan in the Texas Hill Country. There are sporadic records north to at least Dallas, south at least to Trinidad and Colombia.

Notes:

Pretty looking moth, 2.3 cm long.

Species ID Suggestions

Noctuid Moth

Gonodonta sinaldus

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Juan DiTrani
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Comments (3)
Harsha Singh
In third picture it looks like a worn out shoe. :)
Carolina
(oops, I didn't mean to favorite) Thank you, Juan! I'll add more information later, I'm having a bad internet connection on my iPod.
KarenL
Wow, it could so easily be mistaken for a fallen leaf!

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PublishedOctober 21, 2011

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