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Photo#1489850
Noctuidae, dorsal

Noctuidae, dorsal
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
September 12, 2017
Giant Ragweed, Ambrosia trifida

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Noctuidae, dorsal Noctuidae, lateral Noctuidae, lateral

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.

Not Geometridae - too many pair of abdominal prolegs
More likely Acontiinae, such as Ponometia?

 
After all these years,
all the rearings & black lighting, I still don't get the basics of identification.
Thank you.

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