Hubner's Pero - Hodges#6748 - Pero ancetaria

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Hubner's Pero - Hodges#6748 - Pero ancetaria

Pickens County, Georgia, USA
September 24, 2009
Size: length 19 mm.

Found at porch light.

My guess is Pero ancetaria - Hubner's Pero - 6748, but I really don't know enough to rule out
other similar Peros.

Comments/corrections would be very much appreciated.

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Contributed by Aubrey Scott on 5 November, 2009 - 11:11pm
Last updated 21 November, 2009 - 1:57pm

Moved

Moved from Moths.

Pero ancetaria. ID confirmed by James Adams, to whom I sent the photo.

… Aubrey Scott, 21 November, 2009 - 1:55pm

I'm more inclined to call thi

I'm more inclined to call this one 6753, Pero honestaria

… Nina, 17 November, 2009 - 7:42am

Thanks!

Thanks for your input Nina. I about went blind comparing Peros. Honestly, I basically had to guess between honestaria and ancetaria. I thought that my moth looked closest to ancetaria based mainly on the pm line, although I found some images of honestaria that looked pretty close. Also, Covell mentions that male ancetaria (hubneraria) is brown with a variable purplish tint, not dark gray as in honestaria.
Fortunately, Dr. Adams was kind enough to take a look at this one and confirm the ID as ancetaria.

… Aubrey Scott, 21 November, 2009 - 2:34pm

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