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brown moth with black spots - Sericaglaea signata
Copyright © 2013 Timothy Reichard

brown moth with black spots - Sericaglaea signata
Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
March 15, 2013
Size: 0.9"
Brown moth with black spots, including spots on thoracic hair. Found near balcony light.
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Contributed by Timothy Reichard on 15 March, 2013 - 11:25pm
Last updated 12 June, 2013 - 12:42pm

Variable Sallow Moth - Hodges #9941
Moved from ID Request.

T,
I am surprised this is the first for Maryland. Congratulations!
Z
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 March, 2013 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

Cuculliinae perhaps
this individual is quite worn but it reminds me of a Variable Sallow Moth – Sericaglaea signata - Hodges #9941
… Marcia Morris, 16 March, 2013 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
Especially after lightening it up a bit ...
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 March, 2013 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I had checked all the sallows in my 2012 Peterson's guide and none matched. As it turns out, this is my first Maryland moth that that guide excluded.
… Timothy Reichard, 16 March, 2013 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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