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Chimoptesis gerulae - Hodges #3272 (Chimoptesis gerulae) - Chimoptesis gerulae
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Chimoptesis gerulae - Hodges #3272 (Chimoptesis gerulae) - Chimoptesis gerulae
East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
February 24, 2017
Found at Cf lights in a wooded backyard.

Weather had been incredibly warm over the past few days giving us an unusually early spurt with moths.
This is the first NJ post for this species on BG.
Confirmed by Ken Childs.

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Contributed by Richard Wolfert on 25 February, 2017 - 5:40pm

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