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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Lichen Moths (Lithosiini) » Cisthenina » Hypoprepia » Painted Lichen Moth - Hodges#8090 (Hypoprepia fucosa)
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moth sp. - Hypoprepia fucosa
Copyright © 2016 Mark Veater

moth sp. - Hypoprepia fucosa
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida, USA
August 26, 2016
Size: 12-15mm?
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Contributed by Mark Veater on 9 October, 2016 - 3:41pm
Last updated 6 December, 2016 - 9:37pm

Moved
Moved from Hypoprepia.
… Kyhl Austin, 6 December, 2016 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

digginflowers may be right but I have a hard time being sure of the difference between H. fucosa and H. miniata
… A. Hendrickson, 18 October, 2016 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
This one
is definitely more towards the yellow end of the spectrum. Does the black patch on the thorax help with ID?
… Mark Veater, 19 October, 2016 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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Go to this page on MPG 1 and click on each page for these two. Both show great changes in coloration and both can have black heads. I studied these and finally decided I had both species when I spread this one .
… A. Hendrickson, 19 October, 2016 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

Painted Lichen Moth
Looks like Hypoprepia fucosa. At the moment my screen is not as big as I would like to see your photo color clearly. Hope this helps.
… digginflowers, 11 October, 2016 - 6:09am login or register to post comments

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