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Footpath Sallow - Metaxaglaea semitaria
Copyright © 2014 tom murray

Footpath Sallow - Metaxaglaea semitaria
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 15, 2014
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Contributed by tom murray on 16 October, 2014 - 9:45am
Last updated 31 October, 2014 - 3:22pm

Moved
Moved from Roadside Sallow Moth.
Thanks for the correction Ken. I moved this and my other one over.
… tom murray, 31 October, 2014 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

I think this might actually b
I think this might actually be Metaxaglaea semitaria. Here's one of mine that was identified by Vernon Brou.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/861605/bgimage

I guess the big question is does Metaxaglaea semitaria range as far north as MA?
… Ken Childs, 31 October, 2014 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Description
For what it's worth, I just read the description of M. semitaria here which compares it to M. viatica: "...This species is very similar to viatica, but it is somewhat smaller in size and paler in color ; viatica usually has some white scaling in the fold of the forewing, the whole forewing flecked with pale scales giving it a more glistening appearance, and the area beyond the postmedial line usually darker and more contrasting. ..."
… Steve Nanz, 5 March, 2015 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
I guess I should have looked
I guess I should have looked at the BG page for Metaxaglaea semitaria before making that last comment about range.

"Heppner (2003) listed the range to include New Hampshire to Florida and Ohio to Texas."
… Ken Childs, 31 October, 2014 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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