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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Euclidiini » Caenurgina » Forage Looper - Hodges#8739 (Caenurgina erechtea)
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I found this moth under the light at the park tonight - Caenurgina erechtea
Copyright © 2017 Michelle

I found this moth under the light at the park tonight - Caenurgina erechtea
Austin, Williamson County, Texas, USA
March 22, 2017
Thank you very much for the ID!
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Contributed by Michelle on 22 March, 2017 - 10:32pm
Last updated 23 March, 2017 - 8:49pm

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… Bob Biagi, 23 March, 2017 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

It resembles...
...a Clover Looper (Caenurgina crassiuscula) but I'm still not truly confident on my moths (or any "bug" for that matter).

http://bugguide.net/node/view/9680
… Garrett Hargiss, 23 March, 2017 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much for the ID!
Thank you so much for the ID! It's really hard to ID moth. There aren't that many references online and my "Peterson Field guide to moths" aren't that helpful neither.
… Michelle, 23 March, 2017 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem!
It looks like the experts have placed it! At least I got the Genus right and it is a looper. Haha! Always learning!
… Garrett Hargiss, 23 March, 2017 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID! They l
Thank you for the ID! They look so similar !
… Michelle, 23 March, 2017 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

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