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Spotted straw moth

Heliocheilus turbata

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Notes:

This might not be the most dazzling looking moth, but this is a very exciting spotting for me - it'ss the first sighting of this species anywhere in the US on the butterfliesandmoths.org database!

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Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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Comments (7)
KarenL
Thank you Jacob & Emma!
HemaShah
looks like it is literally made out of gold!!
Carol Snow Milne
This is great Karen. The first spot in America! Great! Congrats!
KarenL
Thanks birdlady! I don't know if it's rare or just overlooked because it is a bit nondescript, but I think it is quite pretty with the little 'hearts' on it's wings!

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