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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) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Metaxaglaea » Roadside Sallow Moth - Hodges#9944 (Metaxaglaea viatica)
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Brown moth - Metaxaglaea viatica
Copyright © 2018 John Morgan

Brown moth - Metaxaglaea viatica
Chilton County, Alabama, USA
December 30, 2018
ID suggestion: Metaxaglaea viatica – Roadside Sallow Moth.
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Contributed by John Morgan on 30 December, 2018 - 11:17pm
Last updated 15 October, 2019 - 9:34pm

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Moved from Xylenina.
… John Morgan, 15 October, 2019 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

I'm not sure how to rule out Epiglaea
.
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How to rule out Epiglaea
Metaxaglaea viatica has white tarsi and the PM line is a series of dense scallops. Epiglaea has orange tarsi and the PM line is a series of black dots.
… John Morgan, 15 October, 2019 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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