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Pilocrocis ramentalis
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Pilocrocis ramentalis
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
October 25, 2014
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Contributed by Jonn on 26 October, 2014 - 1:59am
Last updated 29 January, 2016 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jonn, 3 November, 2014 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

Pilocrocus ramentalis Hodges 5281
I found the same moth at my Pennsylvania porch light the same week, a first for me.
… Jim Eckert, 30 October, 2014 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

 
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This looks more like it. Thanks to both for helping.
… Jonn, 3 November, 2014 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

A possibility is Anageshna pr
A possibility is Anageshna primordialis - Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth - Hodges#5176


The ID section of the Info page http://bugguide.net/node/view/26778 calls the pattern of this species "(apparently) distinctive, but subtle" which is true when you look at the images. Your moth may fall into the range of variation but wait for another opinion
… nancy dowd, 26 October, 2014 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

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