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unknown moth - Idaea violacearia
Copyright © 2018 Charles Allen

unknown moth - Idaea violacearia
Pitkin, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 24, 2018
thanks
Contributed by Charles Allen on 24 July, 2018 - 11:28am
Last updated 24 July, 2018 - 9:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 24 July, 2018 - 9:48pm

Geometrid Moth
This is very similar to a Rippled Wave Moth, Idaea obfusaria. However, it lacks the bright-white background and the bold shading of the lines of that species.
I'm double-checking this one now.
Oh, look at this: (waiting for a species ID since 2005)
… Bob Biagi, 24 July, 2018 - 9:33pm

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