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Green cloverworm moth - Hypena scabra
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Green cloverworm moth - Hypena scabra
Near Kingston, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
February 27, 2009
Size: ~18 mm
Several of these moths were flying against inside of window at dawn when trapped inside solarium of backwoods cabin in oak-hickory forest. They retired to nooks and crannies during the day.
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Contributed by John Pearson on 1 March, 2009 - 2:16pm
Last updated 11 March, 2009 - 6:37pm

Hypena scabra
Green Cloverworm Moth - Hodges#8465 (Hypena scabra) ??
… Jonathan Burishkin, 1 March, 2009 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
From reading the BugGuide "info" tab, it appears that the presence of this species at this backwoods cabin has more with the clearing in the forest (with edge and garden) than with the forest itself.
… John Pearson, 1 March, 2009 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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