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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Unidentified Tracks, Sign, and Other Mysteries » Unidentified Eggs and Egg Cases
Photo#933046
Unidentified moth
Copyright © 2014 Ed Harrison

Unidentified moth
southern Adirondack Mts., Saratoga County, New York, USA
June 6, 2014
Size: 8-10 mm
Dorsal photo. Ventral very similar. Resting in sun on door window. Temp abt 60 F; time 10:30 a.m.
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Contributed by Ed Harrison on 6 June, 2014 - 9:51am
Last updated 9 August, 2014 - 6:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 9 August, 2014 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

Hmm...
Unless you can make it walk or fly (or at least show me some appendages), I'm gonna say that looks more like an egg mass than a moth.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 June, 2014 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Unidentified moth
Thanks Ken. After some poking and close examination with a jeweler’s loupe, I think you’ve called it. It certainly looks like “ova art”. I apologize for the false alarm.
I wonder what species did it? I’ll try to leave the eggs in place and see what develops, if anything.
… Ed Harrison, 7 June, 2014 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

 
Please do.
It would be nice to find out what produced these.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 June, 2014 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

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