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Haploa confusa ? - Haploa confusa
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Haploa confusa ? - Haploa confusa
Meadowlands, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
July 22, 2017
I've been seeing dozens of Haploa moths recently in this area. It seems to me that at least three species are present, but their patterns seem to vary so I'm not sure. Do three or more species often occur together?
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Contributed by JerryMcCormick on 31 July, 2017 - 8:46pm
Last updated 4 February, 2019 - 4:55pm

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I think your ID is correct. I
I think your ID is correct. In my experience in both east central and north central Minnesota, it is not uncommon to have multiple species concurrently.
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Thank you! Given the variability I find these moths very confusing. Maybe a better genus name would be Rorschach.
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