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Illinois entry - Dichorda iridaria
Copyright © 2007 Steve Scott

Illinois entry - Dichorda iridaria
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
April 22, 2007
Size: 2 cm
Looks close to the MPG images but different from ours. I'm open to input.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 23 April, 2007 - 12:43am

This Image is Properly Identified.
I have made a note under one of the other photos from Door County, Wisconsin, to the effect that the identification is incorrect and the photo should be moved. At the same time I question whether your second image here is of the same moth or the same species. I really can't see it well enough to know what it is, but have a gut feeling something is wrong with it.
… Bob Patterson, 23 April, 2007 - 1:35am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Bob. The second image is the same individual as the first. I'll add another image that shows a little of the dorsal forewing. That should making it easier to see.
… Steve Scott, 23 April, 2007 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

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