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Wanton Pinion Moth

Lithophane petulca

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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 1 - 1 1/4 inch long

Habitat:

On the house -

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Jacob Gorneau
No problem! I almost could see no resemblance in Lithophane hemina, at least pattern wise!
Carol Snow Milne
Thanks so much igorneau. I was leaning toward that one also. THANKS!
Jacob Gorneau
Just by judging on pictures I have seen on Google Images, it looks completely like Lithophane petulca.

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PublishedMarch 23, 2012

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