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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Larentiinae » Xanthorhoini » Disclisioprocta » Somber Carpet - Hodges#7417 (Disclisioprocta stellata)
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Moth - Disclisioprocta stellata
Copyright © 2013 William Hull

Moth - Disclisioprocta stellata
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
September 12, 2012
I have flipped through Beadle & Leckie a few times thinking that I should be able to find this but it has so far eluded me.
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Contributed by William Hull on 9 September, 2013 - 12:13pm

7417 - Disclisioprocta stellata
Knowing that it was a geometrid moth I found it easily on this page in less than a minute: Walking Through the Families at MPG. (no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 9 September, 2013 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Bob, thanks for the suggestio
Bob, thanks for the suggestion. I do use MPG (and think it is a great resource) but I have some color vision issues that make moths particular tough for me, particularly when trying to walk though similar taxa. Because of that I benefit a lot from sources that explicitly name similar species and/or point out defining characteristics.

That said, as I was trying to repeat your experiment I did find an ID for another moth that I needed. :)
… William Hull, 9 September, 2013 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Hull, 9 September, 2013 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

Not sure
but try Somber Carpet - Disclisioprocta stellata here.
… Thomas Dawson Twining, 9 September, 2013 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I believe that is it. I
Yes, I believe that is it. It fits the description in Beadle & Leckie.
… William Hull, 9 September, 2013 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

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