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Unknown moth? for ID - Holomelina aurantiaca
Copyright © 2006 Bill Meier

Unknown moth? for ID - Holomelina aurantiaca
Lake in the Hills, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
August 16, 2006
Size: approx .75 inch
Thanks for any ID help.
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Contributed by Bill Meier on 16 August, 2006 - 7:52pm
Last updated 19 February, 2007 - 12:17pm

Moved
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… Ethan Kistler, 19 February, 2007 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

8121 -- Orange Holomelina Moth -- Holomelina aurantiaca
Nice Shot!
… Bob Patterson, 16 August, 2006 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
8121
Thank you.

Now a really stupid question. What does the 8121 refer to?
… Bill Meier, 16 August, 2006 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Hodges Check List Number
.... the list of moths of North America north of Mexico (1983, outdated, and being revised).
… Bob Patterson, 16 August, 2006 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

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