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Red Twin-Spot moth - Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

Red Twin-Spot moth - Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: 19 mm
attracted to black light
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 28 May, 2009 - 9:00pm
Last updated 14 November, 2009 - 9:13pm

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James Durbin, one of our Iowa moth experts, pointed me toward 7388 xanthorhoe ferrugata, which appears to be an exact match.
… Joe Zito, 29 May, 2009 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

Might be

Orange-barred Carpet.

EDIT: I see Red-twin spot carpets all the time so i'm not sure how I mis-Identified that....
… Borealfalcon, 28 May, 2009 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

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