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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) » Pseudeustrotiini » Anterastria » Gray Marvel - Hodges#9284 (Anterastria teratophora)
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ID Request -- Elaphria sp.? - Anterastria teratophora
Copyright © 2020 Angus Mossman

ID Request -- Elaphria sp.? - Anterastria teratophora
Leland, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
May 14, 2020
Size: ~1cm long
Came to incandescent porch light at night with light rain, temp 59F. On window screen in photo.

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ID Request -- Elaphria sp.? - Anterastria teratophora ID Request -- Elaphria sp.? - Anterastria teratophora
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Contributed by Angus Mossman on 15 May, 2020 - 7:37am
Last updated 15 May, 2020 - 2:25pm

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Please remember to always select the age box, whenever you know this information. I have already done it for you here.
Please crop your shots as close as possible. The less background, the better it will look.
… Bob Biagi, 15 May, 2020 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Anterastria teratophora.
Anterastria teratophora.
… jim sogaard, 15 May, 2020 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you very much! If you have a moment, I'm wondering if you have any suggestions of resources beyond this site for learning more about moth ID? Like keys even to subfamily/tribe? I'm very much a novice right now, but find I'm often just scrolling through a large number of moths to find the pattern that matches one I've seen, which doesn't seem very efficient, and I don't think it always leads me to the right place. With something like this (I didn't think it had the right shape for the Noctuinae...) I didn't know where to start. Thanks again for your help.

-Angus
… Angus Mossman, 15 May, 2020 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
You might try looking at the MPG page for beginners, here.
… Bob Biagi, 15 May, 2020 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Ah, that is very helpful. Thanks! Also for the tip about posting photos. Will do from now on.

-Angus
… Angus Mossman, 17 May, 2020 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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