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Moth - Tacparia zalissaria

Moth - Tacparia zalissaria
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
May 29, 2015
At porch light

Moved
Moved from Tacparia atropunctata.

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Thanks, interesting!

Sorry...
I moved them to the wrong page at first!

Moved
Moved from Pale Alder.

Moved
Moved from Ennominae.

Tacparia atropunctata
This is likely T. atropunctata, I will move it there for now, unless someone has another opinion.

Moved
Moved from Tacparia.

Look what I found!
. Markings look a bit different so I'd say these are different individuals.

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.

I am not an expert but I think this moth might be . See also the Jim Vargo spread on MPG.

 
That would be exciting!
The moths look extremely similar; I hope you're right. I've recropped the photo to make it a little better. It's a shame it's mostly out of focus. I would say I'll get a better picture next year but I doubt I'll see another one of these.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

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