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Caenurgina crassiuscula - Clover Looper - Hodges#8738 or #8739 erechtea - Caenurgina crassiuscula
Copyright © 2017 Richard Buist

Caenurgina crassiuscula - Clover Looper - Hodges#8738 or #8739 erechtea - Caenurgina crassiuscula
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
May 2, 2017
Flying all over the lawn in the late afternoon and finally settled down for a pic. Puzzled by the perfectly straight and so well-defined black line on the hindwing.
Contributed by Richard Buist on 2 May, 2017 - 7:59pm
Last updated 3 May, 2017 - 2:44pm

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Moved from ID Request.

The lines on the hind-wing are normal and you are only looking at a part of them.
… Bob Biagi, 3 May, 2017 - 2:44pm

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