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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Hepialoidea » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Sthenopis » Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#00022 (Sthenopis auratus)
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Ghost Moth sp? - Sthenopis auratus
Copyright © 2008 Larry522

Ghost Moth sp? - Sthenopis auratus
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
July 12, 2008
Attracted using blacklights as part of the Montpelier BioBlitz
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Contributed by Larry522 on 16 October, 2008 - 8:23pm
Last updated 17 October, 2008 - 8:33pm

Sthenopis auratus
Yours is in far better condition than this picture I found:


Nice photo!
… Borealfalcon, 17 October, 2008 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the ID. There must have been 50 species present at the blacklights, this was easily one of the most impressive of the bunch.
… Larry522, 17 October, 2008 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

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