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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Orthosiini » Orthosia » Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth - Hodges#10495 (Orthosia hibisci)
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unid. moth - Orthosia hibisci
Copyright © 2011 Larry McDaniel

unid. moth - Orthosia hibisci
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
April 8, 2010
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Contributed by Larry McDaniel on 4 December, 2011 - 7:07am
Last updated 20 March, 2016 - 1:11pm

Moved
Moved from Orthosia.
… Paul Dennehy, 20 March, 2016 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 December, 2011 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

April date
The early April date really narrows this one down. The only Noctuid moths I can think of that look like this and fly that early in the year are the Quakers in the genus Orthosia. The general color and shape are right for Orthosia, but getting this one to species may be difficult. I've found that color differences between the similar eastern Orthosia are pretty distinctive if you're looking at a series of pinned specimens, but color can be deceiving in photos of lone individuals. This is probably O. alurina, O. hibisci, or O. rubescens, but I wouldn't feel confident taking this one to species. Perhaps an expert with more experience with the group will be able to figure this one out.
… Paul Dennehy, 6 December, 2011 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
I wish I had a size to go wit
I wish I had a size to go with this image. It is evidently quite small. Those are standard speaker wires in the picture. I was thinking it may be a micro, like an Acrolophus or something.
… Larry McDaniel, 6 December, 2011 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

Looks
very worn, no pattern left, and a tough angle even if it had some design.
… John R. Maxwell, 4 December, 2011 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

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