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unknown Noctuid - Orthosia hibisci
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unknown Noctuid - Orthosia hibisci
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
March 7, 2018
Size: 37.1mm wingspan spread.
Came to black light/MV trap. Live oak/chaparral habitat. Similar to https://bugguide.net/node/view/1499690

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unknown Noctuid - Orthosia hibisci unknown Noctuid - Orthosia hibisci
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 12 March, 2018 - 7:05pm
Last updated 3 March, 2019 - 11:08am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Gary McDonald, 13 March, 2018 - 1:48pm

Orthosia hibisci?
Could this be Orthosia hibisci?
… Dave Trochlell, 13 March, 2018 - 9:08am

 
Thanks Dave
Looks like a pretty good match to the description of Orthosia hibisci shown at Pacific Northwest Moths http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-noctuinae/tribe-orthosiini/orthosia/orthosia-hibisci/. I'll move it, and the similar , to O. hibisci.
… Gary McDonald, 13 March, 2018 - 1:43pm

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