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moth052817 - Virbia laeta
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moth052817 - Virbia laeta
Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
May 28, 2017
Contributed by Emily Stanley on 28 May, 2017 - 3:16pm
Last updated 14 September, 2017 - 1:48pm

Moved
Moved from Erebidae.
… Paul Dennehy, 14 September, 2017 - 1:48pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 3 June, 2017 - 3:40pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 2 June, 2017 - 10:36pm

Virbia laeta
methinks
… metrioptera, 28 May, 2017 - 3:43pm

 
Looks right. It did have red
Looks right. It did have red on hindwings when it flew away.
… Emily Stanley, 28 May, 2017 - 4:09pm

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