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bird drop moth - Acontia cretata
Copyright © 2007 Bob Beatson

bird drop moth - Acontia cretata
Pima Canyon, Santa Catalina Mts, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 21, 2007
Another bird dropping moth. A look at photos at MPG and Moths of SE AZ, and I think this might be Acontia eudryada. Would like to have other opinions since I'm not very confident IDing these little moths.
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 24 September, 2007 - 12:07am
Last updated 20 October, 2007 - 12:27am

looks more like
A. cretata, I think. The second female pictured here is quite close (I rotated your photo 180 degrees on my hard drive for better comparison with pinned images). A. eudryada should have a narrower subterminal band, and more white in terminal area.

Moved from Moths to species page.
… Robin McLeod, 20 October, 2007 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Robin - I think you're correct.
… Bob Beatson, 21 October, 2007 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

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