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White-banded toothed carpet

Epirrhoe alternata

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

This tan moth has a taupe wave across its dorsal wings and about a 1.5" wingspan. The wings are fringed.

Habitat:

Drawn to a porch light in a suburban area at night.

Reference Links:

Common carpet - Wikipedia, Species Epirrhoe alternata - White-banded Toothed Carpet - Hodges#7394 - BugGui…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Gaia80, it looks like an exact match! Thanks for the ID.
Gaia80
It could be the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carpet as far as I can see it's very similar with pattern and size.

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PublishedJuly 29, 2019

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