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Prominent - Schizura
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Prominent - Schizura
West Farm, Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
July 12, 2015
Contributed by John Schneider on 9 August, 2015 - 1:14am
Last updated 4 October, 2015 - 10:13pm

maybe Oligocentria
The posture, vague white blotches, wing shape and general look make me think this is Oligocentria semirufescens. I found another a couple nights earlier and its markings were more defined and easy to ID. Sorry I'm only getting around to these images now. Better late than never...
… Valerie G. Bugh, 2 January, 2016 - 4:10pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… John Schneider, 4 October, 2015 - 10:13pm

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John, Genus Shizura for sure. I think this is the . I have had quite a few of these lately and they seem to have lots of variations.
… A. Hendrickson, 30 September, 2015 - 9:44am

Needs an expert
It's a Schizura my limited knowledge tells me, but I looked at the MPG images out of curiosity but that didn't help with yours.
… Peter Homann, 9 August, 2015 - 7:26pm

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