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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Looper Moths (Plusiinae) » Plusiini » Plusiina » Plusia » Connected Looper - Hodges#8952 (Plusia contexta)
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Putnam's Looper - Plusia contexta
Copyright © 2019 marcie oconnor

Putnam's Looper - Plusia contexta
Prairie Haven, Lincoln Township, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, USA
June 5, 2018

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Contributed by marcie oconnor on 15 June, 2019 - 7:48am
Last updated 14 December, 2022 - 5:03pm

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Moved from Putnam's Looper.

I agree with Jan that this looks more like Plusia contexta.
… marcie oconnor, 14 December, 2022 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

Plusia contexta
I think it is Plusia contexta. Note large elongated apical silver spot. It is shorter and narrower in Plusia putnami.
… Jan Metlevski , 2 December, 2022 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for looking at this...
When I first found it I wasn't sure about the ID so I asked Les Ferge who has been studying Wisconsin moths for many years. His comment was "I have never seen P. contexta with a divided median spot, it is bilobed but always continuous, and the apical spot is more narrowed and elongated." But I agree with you - the apical spot looks more like contexta.
… marcie oconnor, 2 December, 2022 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

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