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Unknown Moth Nectaring on Mexican Plum Blossoms - Caenurgina erechtea
Copyright © 2016 Roberto R. Calderon

Unknown Moth Nectaring on Mexican Plum Blossoms - Caenurgina erechtea
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
February 28, 2016
Size: over 1" wingspread
A good sized moth with its wingspread falling somewhere between one and one-and-a-half inches in length was photographed nectaring on Mexican Plum blossoms. Many thanks in advance of your assistance in determining its IDentity.
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Contributed by Roberto R. Calderon on 1 March, 2016 - 2:57am
Last updated 31 March, 2016 - 10:00pm

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Moved from Erebidae.
… Paul Dennehy, 31 March, 2016 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

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… Kyhl Austin, 1 March, 2016 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Caenurgina erechtea - Forage
Caenurgina erechtea - Forage Looper


A year round moth in TX. I tend towards the above species rather than the very similar Clover Looper- Caenurgina crassiuscula b/c the two dark bands on your moth do not touch and the upper (basal) band does not touch the inner margin of the FW. Having said that some believe the two species vary so much that there is no reliable means of separating them.
… nancy dowd, 1 March, 2016 - 3:18am login or register to post comments

 
Forage Looper v. Clover Looper
Many thanks for your comment and recommendation. I've viewed images of both on BG and agree that the two species are very similar looking and the variability within each is also significant. I hope our contributing editor colleagues at BG can give us the benefit of their opinion in this case. Best!
… Roberto R. Calderon, 1 March, 2016 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

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