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moth - Lithophane bethunei
Copyright © 2005 liquidgrace9

moth - Lithophane bethunei
beverly, essex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 4, 2005
Size: 3/4 inches long
i found him in the windowsill around april dead, but i dont know how long he could have been there although he was not terribly dried out so it seemed that he had just died.
Contributed by liquidgrace9 on 11 May, 2005 - 6:20pm
Last updated 12 October, 2006 - 6:33pm

Bethune's Pinion
Moved from Pinions to new species page.
… Robin McLeod, 12 October, 2006 - 6:33pm

I suspect this is a.....
9887 - Bethune's Pinion Moth - Lithophane bethunei. Only problem is that there are a couple of other Pinions that are quite similar, so I'm not totally certain I am correct.
… Bob Patterson, 11 May, 2005 - 7:01pm

 
I'd vote for it
Lithophane bethunei is quite pale, and yet the whitish oval near the anal angle seems to stand out (at least to my eye). I think the grayish patches and other markings are a good match too. Compare together with some other similar species.
… Robin McLeod, 12 May, 2005 - 12:30am

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