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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) » Apameini » Rhizedra » Large Wainscot - Hodges#9447.2 (Rhizedra lutosa)
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Long Moth - Rhizedra lutosa
Copyright © 2015 Nigel Grindley

Long Moth - Rhizedra lutosa
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
September 15, 2015
Size: 28 mm total length
ID help much appreciated
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Contributed by Nigel Grindley on 23 September, 2015 - 9:32pm
Last updated 27 March, 2020 - 12:38pm

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.

"On the large size" sounds right for this species. They can be very large, much bigger than any Leucania.
… Paul Dennehy, 14 April, 2016 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 8 December, 2015 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 October, 2015 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

a worn Wainscot
in Tribe Leucaniini

start here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/44273/bgimage
… Marcia Morris, 24 September, 2015 - 5:51am login or register to post comments

 
Too long?
Leucania was my first thought too - perhaps L. linita or L. phragmitidicola. But scanning BG and MPG images of Leucania sp. shows they all seem to have a wingspan of 30-35 mm. At 28 mm long, this moth would have a 50 - 60 mm wingspan which I think is way out of range.
… Nigel Grindley, 24 September, 2015 - 7:09am login or register to post comments

 
3.3 to 5 cm
Leucania multilinea is reported to have a wingspan of 50 mm. I also found this moth with a 50 mm wingspan but unreported in your area - flight time is correct. Rhizedra lutosa - Large Wainscot - Hodges#9447.2

… Marcia Morris, 24 September, 2015 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

 
Looks Promising
L. multilinea (on MPG) has the wrong pattern of black dots, but Rhizedra lutosa not only looks right but has also been reported (on MPG) from Rhode Island and Cape Cod. I think my moth is still on the large size, but this is certainly a good possibility. Many thanks for your most helpful input.
… Nigel Grindley, 24 September, 2015 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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