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Smoky Tetanolita - Hodges#8366 (Tetanolita mynesalis)
Photo#1453034
Copyright © 2017
John Morgan
Black moth with copper eyes -
Tetanolita mynesalis
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Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
October 8, 2017
Size: 1 cm WS
This was a black moth with two copper eyes.
Contributed by
John Morgan
on 9 October, 2017 - 11:17pm
Last updated 10 October, 2017 - 11:31am
Moved to Smoky Tetanolita
Moved from
ID Request
.
Female (no "notch" on antennae)
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 10 October, 2017 - 11:30am
Smoky tetanolita?
Smoky tetanolita?
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jim sogaard
, 10 October, 2017 - 7:31am
Smoky tetanolita
I think he is a Smoky tetanolita. He had a WS of about 1 cm, so really not big enough to be Idia lubricalis, and the two spots on each wing were not touching the margin. Thank you.
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John Morgan
, 10 October, 2017 - 8:17am
ID of this Moth…
"I'm" seeing a…
Glossy Black Idia Moth
(Idia lubricalis)…
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1132514
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Bkripto
, 10 October, 2017 - 3:00am