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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Macariini » Macaria » Lesser Maple Spanworm - Hodges#6273 (Macaria pustularia)
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white moth - Macaria pustularia
Copyright © 2020 Michael Richardson

white moth - Macaria pustularia
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
July 4, 2020
Found on common milkweed.
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Contributed by Michael Richardson on 5 July, 2020 - 11:53am
Last updated 16 July, 2020 - 7:29pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Bob Biagi, 16 July, 2020 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

The barring along the costa
The barring along the costa makes it likely this is Macaria pustularia.
… jim sogaard, 5 July, 2020 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
That's a strange pose. Is it caught in a spiderweb? Did you film the top side? (dorsal)
… Bob Biagi, 5 July, 2020 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
I didn't notice the pose unti
I didn't notice the pose until after the photo. It was just hanging out this way on the plant. Don't know if it was stuck or anything.
… Michael Richardson, 5 July, 2020 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
OK
Please go back and see if it's still there. I don't know what it is yet.
It might be a Geometrid Moth, but I'm not sure. See here
… Bob Biagi, 5 July, 2020 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

 
can't go back, sorry
can't go back, sorry
… Michael Richardson, 5 July, 2020 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

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