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Porcelain Gray - Hodges#6598 - Protoboarmia porcelaria - male
Copyright © 2017 Nancy Kent

Porcelain Gray - Hodges#6598 - Protoboarmia porcelaria - Male
Radford, Virginia, USA
May 9, 2017
Found this moth on my porch window screen. Porch light had not been on, but an inside one had been.
I'd like an ID, please.
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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 9 May, 2017 - 2:16pm
Last updated 11 October, 2023 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 11 May, 2017 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

I suggest
Ectropis crepuscularia - Small Engrailed - Hodges#6597

… Marcia Morris, 9 May, 2017 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
What about...
The look-alike species, the Porcelain Gray Moth, Protoboarmia porcelaria seems to be a better fit, but I'm not sure.
… Bob Biagi, 10 May, 2017 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Marcia,
that looks like a good match!
… Nancy Kent, 9 May, 2017 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

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