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False Crocus/Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype
Copyright © 2005 Cotinis

False Crocus/Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 30, 2004
Found under a lighted wall. Antennae look thread-like, so this is probably a female. The markings are heavy, looking closer to X. urticaria illustration in Covell. (1)

All the specimens I've seen here in Durham have very heavy markings, I don't know if this is distinctive for a particular species or not:

Contributed by Cotinis on 27 February, 2005 - 8:10am
Last updated 17 March, 2005 - 6:11am

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