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Cattail Moth

Simyra insularis

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
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Description:

Moth, about 1 inch in length. I like the beige stripes he exhibits, and would love to find his ID! Thanks to seto2112 for ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
KarenL
Lovely! The striped are so subtle they almost look like pleats!
Jacob Gorneau
Bayucca-seto helped and concluded it was this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/100459/bgimage
Jacob Gorneau
Yes, that was my holdback, although we learned the Small Phoenix is in the US despite being more popular in Europe. Thanks bayucca! I will keep looking!
bayucca
Looks very similar but Simyra albovenosa is not an US moth.
Jacob Gorneau
Thanks bayucca! It looks a little like this too: http://www.andydownunder.com/nature_profiles?id=57 Scroll down to the reed dagger moth. Thanks again.
bayucca
Closest guess would be Noctuidae, Aletia oxygala. But there are some additional very tiny spots on the wings I am not very happy about. Take it as a hint. http://bugguide.net/node/view/78185
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PublishedMay 14, 2012

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