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Gray Moth - Macaria bitactata - male
Copyright © 2017 Chris Kotzer

Gray Moth - Macaria bitactata - Male
Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA
July 31, 2017
Found at Grouse Mountain Campground. Could it be Macaria bitactata?
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Contributed by Chris Kotzer on 4 August, 2017 - 12:27pm
Last updated 17 September, 2019 - 11:41pm

Moved tentatively to Speranza bitactata
Moved from ID Request.

I'm not hands-on familiar with your fauna, but this looks good to me. Someone more familiar with PNW may have know better.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 4 August, 2017 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

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Hmm. When I searched Macaria bitactata in BG nothing turned up. However, it is in the MPG site.
… Chris Kotzer, 4 August, 2017 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
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Chris,
After researching this moth, and completing the guide page, I find it has more synonyms than I cared to list. On BG, it's known as Speranza bitactata, which we may well change in the future.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 4 August, 2017 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

 
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Yeah. After I posted that comment I noticed it was the same species. By the way, I looked at your collection earlier. Liked your favorites. Lots of interesting bugs down south!
… Chris Kotzer, 4 August, 2017 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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