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Moth - Exelis pyrolaria
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Moth - Exelis pyrolaria
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 18, 2006
Size: 2 cm
At light at night. Scanned MPG and browsed BugGuide but still having difficulty with ID.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 5 August, 2006 - 3:18pm
Last updated 5 August, 2006 - 11:45pm

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Fine-lined Gray Moth, Exelis pyrolaria
… Jacques Doucet, 5 August, 2006 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Looks like a fit - if you discount the skimpy markings.
… Steve Scott, 5 August, 2006 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

That profile
reminds me of a Pug Moth (Eupithecia):

But I don't know what else looks like that.
… Chuck Entz, 5 August, 2006 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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