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red and gray dart - Peridroma saucia
Copyright © 2007 Robin McLeod

red and gray dart - Peridroma saucia
Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
October 19, 2007
came to light; hindwing was dirty white with gray shading near outer margin

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red and gray dart - Peridroma saucia red and gray dart - Peridroma saucia
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 19 October, 2007 - 8:43pm
Last updated 31 October, 2007 - 11:39pm

looks much like
the reddish individual with the white-backed thorax from Italy, so I'm moving it to the species page for now. Pearly Underwings are common here, but I hadn't seen a reddish one before.

Moved from Owlet Moths.
… Robin McLeod, 31 October, 2007 - 11:39pm

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