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Moth Late December - Operophtera bruceata
Copyright © 2008 Nina

Moth Late December - Operophtera bruceata
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
December 17, 2007
We had 2 days in the 40 and 50's and this moth came to my porch light on Dec 17th. Very late in the season, yes? I have no idea what type of moth this is.

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Moth Late December - Operophtera bruceata Moth Late December - Operophtera bruceata
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Contributed by Nina on 6 January, 2008 - 3:01pm
Last updated 28 February, 2008 - 10:26am

Moved
Moved from Operophtera.
… Nina, 28 February, 2008 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

How about
Operophtera bruceata?

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 6 January, 2008 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Gary, that looks like it's
Hi Gary, that looks like it's right...

how can I be sure to get the ID correct between autumnata and bruceata?

Nina
… Nina, 6 January, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Not really sure here
Hi Nina,

Flight time would be best way for me. Seems you date fits Operophtera bruceata more so. Also, your critter is quite dark which may be an indication of Operophtera bruceata.

Perhaps Bob P. or J.D. will pop in and give us a hand here.

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 7 January, 2008 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

 
Bruce Spanworm
because... the forewing terminal line is a series of single dots, not double dots as in Autumnal Moth. I've added more descriptive info to the Identification and See Also sections of the Autumnal Moth and Bruce Spanworm pages for future reference.
… Robin McLeod, 28 February, 2008 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

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