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Unknown Moth - Photedes enervata
Copyright © 2015 Carl Barrentine

Unknown Moth - Photedes enervata
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 25, 2015
Size: Length ~ 1.5 cm
Hmmm...my first guess was a worn Sympistis, but now I'm not so sure. My second guess was Photedes, but not so sure about that either. I'm drawing a blank. Need sleep. :-)

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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 25 July, 2015 - 3:10pm
Last updated 14 September, 2019 - 1:47pm

Moved
Moved from Narrow-winged Borer.
… Steve Nanz, 14 September, 2019 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Carl Barrentine, 26 July, 2015 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

To me this looks like a Phote
To me this looks like a Photedes defecta but I am not an expert. It matches other images in the guide for the species and the description at Strickland also matches your moth. Hopefully someone can give you a firm yes or no on that. Good luck.
… Lennox Saunders, 26 July, 2015 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

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