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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Euclidiini » Mocis » Small Mocis - Hodges#8743 (Mocis latipes)
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Mocis latipes, I believe - Mocis latipes
Copyright © 2014 stan gilliam

Mocis latipes, I believe - Mocis latipes
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
October 24, 2014
Size: ~25mm long
A worn specimen resting on moth sheet on chilly morning.
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 24 October, 2014 - 3:34pm
Last updated 25 October, 2014 - 6:31pm

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… stan gilliam, 25 October, 2014 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

Yes I think you are right tha
Yes I think you are right that this is a Small Mocis - Hodges#8743 (Mocis latipes) rather than a Texas Mocis (M. texana). The image below clearly shows the distinctive black-outlined hollow subreniform spot:


The FW your worn moth does show the round black outline of the subreniform spot, albeit faintly, on both sides. More visible to me on the right side.
… nancy dowd, 25 October, 2014 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the "endorsement."
I sometimes feel that I owe it to my moth visitors to get them identified, especially if they are "old and worn out."
Plus I like to see them come back year after year, sometimes even
on the same date.
My contributions to BG are getting so numerous that I can't remember what I have posted, so when an individual of a given species returns, I photograph it, then find that I don't need to post it again.
… stan gilliam, 25 October, 2014 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Texas Mocis.
… stan gilliam, 24 October, 2014 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

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