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Photo#295970
unknown - Zale lunata

unknown - Zale lunata
Iva, South Carolina, USA

Moved
Moved from Zale.

edusa form of Zale lunata, maybe?
The large, bright white patches look like the edusa form of Z. lunata to me. Z. minerea can have paler patches in the same regions, but they aren't bright white. Of course, the lighting in the photo could throw off the contrast.

I'm pretty sure I see an "M" shape on the forewings, especially the left side - Z. lunata has that feature, while Z. minerea doesn't. Again, hard to tell with the lighting and small photo size.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

I believe
it is one of the Zale moths.

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