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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) » Orthosiini » Orthosia
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Unknown Noctuid - Orthosia
Copyright © 2017 John Gorey

Unknown Noctuid - Orthosia
Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
March 3, 2017

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Contributed by John Gorey on 17 March, 2017 - 11:26am
Last updated 2 January, 2018 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 2 January, 2018 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 21 March, 2017 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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John, I am pretty sure your moth is Genus Orthosia. The large sub-reniform orange outlined spot reminds me of this one that I only recently have been able to identify. . BG shows it only from Texas, but MPG shows it only from Arizona, so it could be a possibility.
… A. Hendrickson, 18 March, 2017 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

 
It does look very similar tha
It does look very similar thanks so much you are the best! This has been driving me crazy for a while now.
… John Gorey, 18 March, 2017 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

 
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Even if I am right, it drove ME crazy for about 3 years!























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… A. Hendrickson, 19 March, 2017 - 12:33am login or register to post comments

 
Well thanks again you saved m
Well thanks again you saved me 3 years of misery. Experience is priceless.
… John Gorey, 19 March, 2017 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

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