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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Elaphriini » Midgets (Elaphria) » Festive Midget - Hodges#9681 (Elaphria festivoides)
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Festive Midget Moth - Elaphria festivoides
Copyright © 2005 Mike Boone

Festive Midget Moth - Elaphria festivoides
Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
April 26, 2005
Size: 15mm length
The closest thing I've found from browsing MPG and Covell is the Festive Midget Moth, Elaphria festivoides. Compare to #9681 here. Mine has the curly-C negative space, but it doesn't have a distinctive circle above that. I had to do a little Photoshopping to lessen the harsh shadow.
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Contributed by Mike Boone on 28 April, 2005 - 10:32pm
Last updated 29 April, 2005 - 3:43pm

Yes............
You simply ran into a specimen that helps demonstrate the range of variation in this species. If you will send me a wider copy of the photo that can be trimmed to a square, I will add it to the MPG Plate and lessen the confusion for the next person. Nice photo!
… Bob Patterson, 29 April, 2005 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

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