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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Omphaloscelis » Lunar Underwing - Hodges#9956.1 (Omphaloscelis lunosa)
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Silky Sallow? - Omphaloscelis lunosa
Copyright © 2014 Timothy Calkins

Silky Sallow? - Omphaloscelis lunosa
Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
October 13, 2014
Size: 15-20mm
observed near porch light. have considered Sloping sallow, Cupid dart, large yellow underwing, but none seem quite right. However, looks a close match to Silky Sallow as shown at http://bugguide.net/node/view/1006537/bgimage Correction/confirmation appreciated

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Contributed by Timothy Calkins on 13 October, 2014 - 3:30pm
Last updated 18 January, 2019 - 11:56pm

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