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Rainy night moth
Copyright © 2007 Tom Shermer

Rainy night moth
New Westminster, Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada
October 22, 2007
Size: 10mm
Found at night flitting around an outside light.

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Contributed by Tom Shermer on 22 October, 2007 - 3:55am
Last updated 6 February, 2008 - 9:28pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 6 February, 2008 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

I think it's a
Toothed Brown Carpet Moth - Xanthorhoe lacustrata. Hope someone will verify for me however. 8-)

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 22 October, 2007 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

 
defenitely a Xanthorhoe of some sort
It could also be Xanthorhoe defensaria, as this species is quite variable in coloring and in presence/absence of wavy lines on forewings and it's also very common throughout Lower Mainland.
… Marius Virgiliu Aurelian, 8 December, 2007 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

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