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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Amphipyrinae » Amphipyrini » Amphipyra » Copper Underwing - Hodges#9638 (Amphipyra pyramidoides)
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Noctuidae: Amphipyra pyramidoides? - Amphipyra pyramidoides
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Noctuidae: Amphipyra pyramidoides? - Amphipyra pyramidoides
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
September 17, 2011
Size: Length ~ 1.5-1.7 cm
Hmmm...another consternatingly drab, brown moth. This specimen seems to 'behaviorially' resemble the our local Copper Underwing Moths, and so I'm wondering if this isn't just a color variant of A. pyramidoides. Our 'standard' version of the Copper Underwing Moth is shown in the thumb photo below.

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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 17 September, 2011 - 6:16pm
Last updated 17 September, 2011 - 8:22pm

yes, Amphipyra pyramidoides - Hodges #9638
Moved from Moths.

This individual is just fairly worn.
Carl, your photo will add September for North Dakota to the growing Bug Guide collection, but may be removed as more photos are submitted.
Thanks!
… Maury J. Heiman, 17 September, 2011 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Maury!
Thanks for solving that mystery! I'll try and get a better image for a September example of the Copper Underwing. ;-)
… Carl Barrentine, 17 September, 2011 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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