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Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth - Anticarsia gemmatalis
Copyright © 2006 Elissa Malcohn

Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth - Anticarsia gemmatalis
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
October 1, 2006
Size: Approx. 35mm wingspan
Seen by the light of an apartment complex entrance around 11PM. I'd originally thought this was a Geometrid but it's a Noctuidae.
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Contributed by Elissa Malcohn on 2 October, 2006 - 1:48am

8574 -- Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth -- Anticarsia gemmatalis
... one of the most common moths in the south between now and the end of the year. Comes in an amazing variety of colors and markings. I think I found them on the windows of every Waffle House and highway rest area we stopped at.
… Bob Patterson, 2 October, 2006 - 1:52am login or register to post comments

 
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Many thanks! I'd been searching for an exact match of the markings, which is what had me confused.
… Elissa Malcohn, 2 October, 2006 - 2:17am login or register to post comments

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