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Common Tan Wave - Hodges#7132 (Pleuroprucha insulsaria)
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Copyright © 2010
Kelly Fiegle
Common Tan Wave -
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
October 6, 2010
I wonder whether this species is lighter colored in the spring and darker colored in the fall?
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Contributed by
Kelly Fiegle
on 26 December, 2010 - 8:21am
Last updated 27 December, 2012 - 6:06am
It's the flash
It's the flash that's making it look so light (colors washed out). I just photographed this particular moth today, and the "flashed" images I took looked just like above, radically changing the colors
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jross12
, 21 March, 2012 - 2:03pm
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No flash
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, but I never use the flash outside. He really was that light :)
Congratulations on getting moth pictures in March! I haven't seen any yet - hopefully soon!
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Kelly Fiegle
, 21 March, 2012 - 2:32pm
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