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moth - Cisthene plumbea
Copyright © 2008 Nina

moth - Cisthene plumbea
Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 17, 2008
Size: approx 1.2cm long
found resting on wall near florescent light in am
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Contributed by Nina on 17 June, 2008 - 11:12am
Last updated 18 June, 2008 - 9:49am

Looks like of these not sure
Looks like of these not sure which-it looks similar to the one I found a few days ago but mine had no markings.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4493/bgimage
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 17 June, 2008 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

 
added 2nd image
Here's a dorsal view -- not sure if this helps with ID or not. I looked at the link you provided and there are a few that look somewhat similar, but I'm still uncertain.
… Nina, 17 June, 2008 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Have a look in
Cisthene
… John R. Maxwell, 17 June, 2008 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John
I think it may be Cisthene plumbea - Lead-colored Lichen Moth - Hodges#8067.

Nifty as there aren't any in NJ on the data list yet... thanks to both you and Jo Ann
… Nina, 18 June, 2008 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John! That helped me a
Thanks John! That helped me also. ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 18 June, 2008 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

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