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Patchy gray moth - Cisthene angelus

Patchy gray moth - Cisthene angelus
St. George, Washington County, Utah, USA
October 18, 2008
Can anyone ID this unusual-looking moth?

Moved
Moved from Cisthene.

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Moved from Moths.

Looks Like 8070 - Cisthene angelus
They can be pale or dark.

 
Thanks so much, Bob.
I was afraid this one might not be identified. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge on moths and I hope experts like you publish a book soon with lots of photos. Bugguide and The Moth Photographers Group are a great Internet source.

 
Expert, Ha!
I couldn't ID a common cutworm moth last night (that I have photographed dozens of times) and had to ask a real expert. I just work with your photos so much that it is fairly easily to find a lot of them without "knowing the moths." But expert I'm not. Wish I had more time to help.

Answering my own question...
While looking through the tiger moths I found a lichen moth, Cisthene, which is darker than mine but the markings are identical. Could this be the moth?

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