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Photo#145689
Geometer? - Anavitrinella pampinaria

Geometer? - Anavitrinella pampinaria
Williamson County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2007
Late in the afternoon, while walking in the woods, my camera bumped a bush and this moth flew up, across the trail, and landed on a treetrunk. If it had not landed oblique to the "grain" of the bark pattern, I might not have found it to photograph. I'd gone out with just the camera, not even the little plastic ruler I usually have, so the best I can do on size is a guess...and I'm not good at size guesses. It wasn't huge; it wasn't tiny. More than an inch, less than three.

Compared to the images of geometers I've found so far, it's much paler. Maybe it's not a geometer moth at all? But the general appearance seems to fit there better than elsewhere. Its antennae are tucked under the wings (for safety?)

Common Gray geometer
you may want to look at the common gray geometer, http://bugguide.net/node/view/11536

Anavitrinella pampinaria - Hodges#6590

to see if that's a good match. Nina

 
Looks good to me....
...and thanks. It's always fun to add another new one to the land list...